Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132275.015 - Employee incurs injuries when caught in rotating auger, late

Accident Summary Nr: 132275.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 01/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1509366.015	01/11/2021		238910	Professional Service Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee and two coworkers used a Diedrich D-50 vehicle mounted drilling rig to drill ten-foot bore holes into the ground. After collecting three samples the employee, standing on the operator's platform, reached towards the auger, became caught by the hand/arm, and was pulled into the machine. The employee's foot made contact with the emergency stop, but already had the entire upper body in caught in the auger. The employee was taken by emergency services to the hospital to treat injuries to the head, upper body and arm. The employee later died of his injuries.

Keywords: Arm, Auger, Caught In, Drill, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Hand, Head, Operator, Platform, Torso, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1509366.015	21	M	Fatality		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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