Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126279.015 - Employee amputates fingers during drill rig bit attachment

Accident Summary Nr: 126279.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475709.015	05/19/2020		238120	Jdh Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 13, 2020, Employee #1 was kneeling on the ground to install the safety bolt into the pin that secured the drill attachment to the Kelly bar of a Soilmech SR-45 drill rig. A coworker was operating the drill rig and raised the Kelly Bar off the ground to help the employee install the safety bolt. Employee #1 stood up as the operator raised the attachment and lost his footing on the loose soil. Employee #1 reached out to the Kelly bar to catch himself and got his fingers caught in between the bottom spring and the intermediate section of the Kelly Bar. Employee #1 suffered amputations of his left index finger, middle finger, and ring finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Attachment, Caught Between, Caught In, Drill, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Finger, Ground, Hospital, Installing, Kelly Bushing, Raised, Safety Bar, Soil, Spring

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475709.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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