Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170847933 - Employee injured when pinned against wall by drill rig

Accident Summary Nr: 170847933 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 07/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125889535	07/03/1997	1622	0	Atkinson Washington Zachry

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an Ingersoll-Rand track drill at the base of a rock wall as part of a redrilling project. While drilling at the toe of the wall, he put pressure on the foot of the drill to get the bit at the angle he wanted. When he removed the 12 ft piece of drill steel, he forgot about the foot pressure, stepped in front of the drill console, and released the pressure. The rig surged forward, pinning Employee #1 against the rock wall. He sustained internal injuries but was able to reach the controls and release the pressure. Employee #1 was hospitalized and had 8 in. of his colon removed. Three months later, he underwent a hernia operation related to the injuries from this accident.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, PINNED, FOOT CONTROL, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125889535			Hospitalized injury	Other	Mining machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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