Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765580 - Employee's fingertip amputated in drill rig accident

Accident Summary Nr: 170765580 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125480145	08/08/2007	1781	237110	Thermasource Llc

Abstract: At 6:15 p.m. on August 4, 2007, Employee #1 was setting slips on the drill piping on the deck of a drilling rig when his left ring finger became caught between the slip and the elevator. The tip of his finger was amputated, and he was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, DRILL PIPE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, OIL RIG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125480145			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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