Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98621.015 - Worker preparing boring machine has toes amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 98621.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1246422.015	08/10/2017		237120	Centerline Boring, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 9, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction drilling company, was working at a multiemployer construction project for a new gas pipeline. He was lining up the couplings on the boring machine and auger. Employee #1 walked from the boring machine controls and around a ladder to the spoil door. The boring machine was running and the spoil paddles were turning. As Employee #1 looked into the spoil door to determine whether the couplings were lining up, he fell, and his right foot was caught in the rotating spoil paddles. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the full amputation of the first two toes on his right foot and the partial amputation of the third toe.

Keywords: Amputation, Auger, Boring Machine, Caught In, Construction, Foot, Ladder, Pipeline, Rotating Parts, Toe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1246422.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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