Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104266.015 - Employee engaged in geothermal drilling is struck by falling

Accident Summary Nr: 104266.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303897.015	03/26/2018		237990	Midwest Geodrill, Llc

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on October 17, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a drilling company, was working at a multiemployer construction project. He was engaged in the installation of underground plumbing conduit for a commercial building. He was operating a Versa-Drill Truck, Model 140x, Serial Number 1405, to drill 500 deep geothermal holes. As Employee #1 hoisted a 20-foot-long drill pipe, the pipe fell back onto the truck and struck his head. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured vertebra, a ruptured disk, and a laceration to his head that required 24 staples.

Keywords: Construction, Drill, Drill Pipe, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hoist, Laceration, Struck By, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1303897.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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