Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083805 - Employee's Fingers Are Crushed on Drill Rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201083805 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300804424	01/09/2003	1781	237110	Gary Fox & Co

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 25, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were setting up the Gardner Denver #15 water well drilling rig. Employee #1 was fastening the wrench on the shaft by pushing the handles of the wrench away from him to secure it. In the process, his left hand slipped and became pinched between the wrench handle and part of the equipment. The tip of his left index finger was crushed and his third and fourth fingers sustained severe lacerations. Due to subsequent medical complications, these three fingers had to be surgically amputated.

Keywords: WRENCH, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, WELLHEAD, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300804424			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drilling and boring machine operators

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