Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771961 - Employee Struck in Head by Roller Guide

Accident Summary Nr: 201771961 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306511254	06/16/2003	1781	237110	Wb Drilling Company, Inc.

Abstract: The operator of a truck-mounted well drilling rig was using a rough bit which caused heavy vibration through the mast. An employee was shoveling debris from the water pan at the rear of the truck. The vibration caused the steel roller guide for the Kelly to fall approximately 18 inches and strike him in the back of the head. The employee, who was not wearing a hard hat, received a severe laceration.

Keywords: HEAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306511254			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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