Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903025 - Employee's Hand Injured While Dismantling Drill Rod

Accident Summary Nr: 170903025 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/01/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119831881	11/06/1995	4953	0	Bkk Landfill

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 1, 1995, Employee #1, a helper, and his drilling supervisor were dismantling a drill rod. The supervisor was raising the drill hammer upward when it became stuck at approximately 6 ft because of sand and dirt lodged in the slide rail. Employee #1 placed his hand under the hammer and was rocking the drill rod to free the hammer when the hoisting cable parted and released the hammer. Employee #1's right hand was injured when it became caught between the hammer and the J-wrench. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, STUCK, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, FALLING OBJECT, HAND, HOISTLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119831881			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Operating engineers

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