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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101402733 - Avalanche Soil Exploration
Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office
Site Address:
Avalanche Soil Exploration
Bridgeton Town Dump
Bridgeton, ME 04038
Mailing Address:
Box 118, Forthill Road, Gorham, ME 04038
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1781
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/25/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/04/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 71329445 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19260200 C01 | 12/07/1987 | 12/10/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a coworker were using a mobile drilling rig, model B34, manufactured prior to 1978 by Mobile Drilling, Inc. A hollow auger about 5 feet long was attached by a coupling to a drive chuck on the machine to drill vertically into the earth. Employee #1, who was operating the machine, left the control station while the auger was slowly rotating and reached across the auger to grab his gloves from the frame of the drilling rig. Apparently a projection of the rotating coupling caught Employee #1's sleeveless vest and pulled him into the auger. The auger kept continued to rotate, twisting Employee #1 around itself. The coworker, seeing what had happened, shut down the machine. Employee #1 suffered broken ribs and his right arm had to be amputated.
Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, DRILL OPERATOR, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, AUGER, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, ARM
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101402733 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |