Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118656.015 - Employee receives two finger amputations when caught in dril

Accident Summary Nr: 118656.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420923.015	08/06/2019		238910	Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 17, 2019, an employee and coworker worked to drill piles for a bridge expansion. The employee and coworker removed the auger tool from the drill rig to attach a spin bottom when the employee attempted to clean the spin bottom pin hole. At the same time, the coworker lifted the Kelly bar and the employee's fingers became caught between the drill rig and pin hole of the spin bottom. The employee received two finger amputations to the left and was taken to the hospital for treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Bridge, Caught Between, Caught In, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Finger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420923.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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