Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181021 - Employee injured when hand pinched in casing

Accident Summary Nr: 201181021 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 03/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125613505	03/18/2002	1771	0	Case Pacific Co.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 15, 2002, Employee #1, a laborer working for Case Pacific Company, was wetting down casing to control dust. The "kelly bar" was connected to an adaptor which engages the rotary quill. The adaptor is retained in the quill by a split collar. The split collar came apart when the bolts holding it came loose and the "kelly bar" dropped down. The employee had his right hand inside the casing holding the hose and nozzle when his hand was pinched between the "kelly bar" and the casing. He was transported to the San Francisco General Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

Keywords: HOSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125613505			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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