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Accident Summary Nr: 116898.015 - Employee fractures heels and wrist in fall from drilling rig

Accident Summary Nr: 116898.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/20/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1402956.01506/03/2019237110Keranen Well Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on May 20, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a well drilling and service company, was drilling a water well at a residential property. He was working from the drilling rig's raised platform when he noticed a bad spot on the wire rope cable. As he was inspecting the cable, it broke, and the platform fell. The employee fell a height of 20 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to both heels and a wrist.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Broken Cable, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Inspecting, Residential Construction, Structural Collapse, Water Well, Work Platform, Work Surface, Wrist
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   0 20

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Construction
1 1402956.015 49 M Hospitalized injury Distance of Fall: 20 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet
Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities)
Fatality Cause:

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