Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572500 - Employee injured when struck by breakout tongs of drill rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201572500 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306369448	05/01/2003	1381	213111	Caza Drilling

Abstract: An employee, a driller, was working on a drilling rig and training a coworker, a motorman, to become a driller. While tripping out of the hole, the coworker inadvertently actuated a lever at the console that pulled the breakout tongs into Employee #1, the floorhand, striking him in the face and chest. Employee #1 was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306369448			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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