Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088358 - Employee Amputates Finger in Drill Rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201088358 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763367	10/20/2006	1781	237110	Spectrum Exploration Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 17, 2006, Employee #1 was drilling into several layers of hardpan near City Pond #1 with a CME 45 geotechnical drilling rig. After drilling to a depth of approximately 20 feet, he began to extract the auger using the hydraulic drill head. While he was using the controls to position the auger, the rig shifted. As a reflex action, the employee reached for the auger to stabilize it, and his right middle finger was severed between the auger and the rig. He was transported to University Medical Center, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, AUGER MECHANISM, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, OIL RIG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125763367			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, earth

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