Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888481 - Employee's Arm Amputated by Earth-Drilling Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170888481 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125510321	10/28/1997	1794	0	John J. Barone, G.C.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a 25-hp hydraulic earth-drilling machine behind a single-family home. He was drilling 10-ft-deep by 18-in.-diameter holes for foundation support. The shaft of the drilling machine, rotating at approximately 150 to 200 rpm, had a bolt protruding from it. Employee #1 was wearing a loose sweater that became caught on the bolt, and he was pulled into the machine. His right arm was amputated at the shoulder, and he sustained serious abdominal injuries. The machine had been built by the contractor.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, ABDOMEN, AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, ARM, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125510321			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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