Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14306914 - Employee Crushed and Killed in Rotating Drill

Accident Summary Nr: 14306914 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 11/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100242106	12/05/1988	1629	0	American Dredging Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a drilling boat in the Delaware River. He was using a rag to wipe down rotating drilling rods when he became caught and swung around toward a deck house while the rotating rods continued to pull his clothing. Employee #1 was found by coworkers, who tried to free him by cutting away his clothing. He was killed. The autopsy report revealed that he died of a crushing type injury to his chest. (There were no witnesses to the accident.)

Keywords: CHEST, CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, BOAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100242106			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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