Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064463 - Employee injured when struck by steel casing in shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170064463 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108179797	03/27/1990	1794	0	Intra American Foundation & Drilling Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at the bottom of a 46 ft deep shaft when the steel retainer sleeve he was under separated at the first joint, fell 10 feet, and struck him on the right leg. Employee #1 had been sent into the shaft without a safety harness and without any method for monitoring oxygen levels.

Keywords: PPE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SHAFT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108179797			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drillers, earth

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