Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection: 1303897.015 - Midwest Geodrill, Llc
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Inspection Information - Office: Michigan Safety Cnst | ||||
Nr: 1303897.015 | Report ID: 0552651 | Open Date: 03/26/2018 | ||
Midwest Geodrill, Llc | ||||
100 North Capital Avenue Lansing, MI 48933 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | ||||
Mailing: 4546 Roger B. Chaffee Boulevard Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Referral | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/29/2018 | |
Emphasis: | S:Construction | Close Case: | 05/21/2018 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Referral | 1321519 | Yes |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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1. | 01001 | Other | 408.40127(2) | 04/12/2018 | $0 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 104266.015 | Event: 10/17/2017 | Employee Engaged In Geothermal Drilling Is Struck By Falling | ||||
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 inst allation of underground plumbing conduit for a commercial building. He was oper ating a Versa-Drill Truck, Model 140x, Serial Number 1405, to drill 500 deep geo thermal 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 Em ployee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fr actured 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 | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 1303897.015 | Hospitalized injury | Drilling and boring machine operators |