Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090827 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Struck by Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 200090827 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 12/15/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312344245	12/18/2009	1799	238910	Moretrench American Corporation

Abstract: On December 15, 2009, Employee #1 was working as part of a crew rock drilling. A coworker operating the drill rig was having a problem disengaging a drill rod from the rig. The drill rig, an Atlas Copco ROC D3, was rented by the employer specifically for this job. The rig is operated by one person, and utilizes two hydraulic arms to insert and remove drill rods. This is unlike the rigs normally used by the crew, which require a worker to manually insert and remove the rods. A coworker, a senior operator, was attempting to assist the machine operator with the removal of the stuck rod, and was at the operators control panel. Employee #1, who was not familiar with the operation of this rig, attempted to manually unscrew the drill rod. As he did the hydraulic arms swung to grab the rod. Employee #1's left hand was caught in between the hydraulic arm and the drill rod. His finger was partially amputated and several other parts of the hand were crushed. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312344245			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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