Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201039393 - Employee's finger amputated at drilling rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201039393 -- Report ID: 0950664 -- Event Date: 08/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309906683	08/30/2007	1799	238910	Griffin Dewatering Corp

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 24, 2007, Employee #1 was changing a drill bit on a Spiral Drill Water Well Drilling Rig. He put his left index finger into the bit slot to clear away the sand and debris so that the pin would fit in. As he put his finger into the Kelly Bar keyway, a coworker pulled up the Kelly Bar, causing it to pull away from the bit keyway. Employee #1's left finger was amputated between the first and second joint. Employee #1 was first treated at Antelope Valley Hospital, and later that day sent to Loma Linda Hospital for further treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, NIP POINT, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309906683			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Drillers, earth

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