Accident Report Detail
Accident: 103689.015 - Employee Is Struck By Drill Bit In Head And Fractures Skull
Accident: 103689.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 03/02/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1300188.015 | 03/08/2018 | Center Rock Inc. | |||||
At 8:00 a.m. on March 2, 2018, an employee was removing a bushing from a fabricated drill bit and had tack welded a homemade lifting device to the drill's bushing. The employee attempted to pull the bit out using an overhead crane and the weld failed. The employee was struck in the head by either the lifting device or a chain sling, fracturing his skull. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, sling, crane, drill collar, head, fracture, skull
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1300188.015 | 18 | M | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Welders and cutters |