Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170605034 - Employee Hospitalized When Struck by Swinging Drill

Accident Summary Nr: 170605034 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/29/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119961316	12/11/1992	1781	0	Griffen Dewatering Company

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on July 29, 1992, Employee #1, a laborer at a water-well-cleaning site, was squatting by a drilled hole. The drilling rig operator released the wrong lever, causing a portion of the drill to swing. Employee #1 was struck in the back by the drill and required hospitalization.

Keywords: CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119961316			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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