Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129478.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught by hammer drill rig strap

Accident Summary Nr: 129478.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 09/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492523.015	09/10/2020		237110	Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 9, 2020, an employee working as a drill operator for a water and sewer line contractor was putting a down-the-hole hammer onto a drilling rig. The employee caught his arm in the strap while holding the hammer. The employee's right arm detached from his body. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his right arm.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Caught In, Construction, Drill, Drill Operator, Drilling, Equipment Operator, Hammer Drill, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pinch Point, Pinched, Strap, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1492523.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, earth

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