Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 173916.015 - One employee dies, two employees are injured when entangled
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1801489.015 | 01/31/2025 | 238910 | Elite Drilling Services Llc |
Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 30, 2025, Employee #1 and Employee #2, both drillers, and Employee #3, a geologist, were conducting soil testing. Employee #1 was operating a CME 75 Truck Mounted Drill collecting soil samples. While Employee #2 was attempting to collect the soil, a six-foot solid auger was in operation nearby. During the process, the hood of Employee #2's hoodie became caught on the auger connection pins pulling him into the rotating mechanism. This resulted in Employee #2 being rapidly spun at a high velocity. Consequently, Employee #2 forcefully collided with the truck causing multiple fatal injuries Employee #1 attempted to administer life-saving aid to Employee #2 by trying to grab him, but this caused Employee #1 to also be pulled into the rotating mechanism. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries. Employee #3 then attempted to assist Employee #1 causing her to injured her right wrist in the process. Employee #1 and Employee #3 were hospitalized to treat multiple injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1801489.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Drillers, earth | |
2 | 1801489.015 | 22 | F | Hospitalized injury | Geologists and geodesists | |
3 | 1801489.015 | 20 | M | Hospitalized injury | Drillers, earth |