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Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015010172 · 1/7/2015 · Rice Tunneling & Boring Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Machine, tool, and electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rice Tunneling & Boring Inc.
Location
1366 N. Main, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75116
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was operating a horizontal drilling machine when the drive shaft came loose and hit the guard. This broke the guard, which then hit the employee's seat. The employee was knocked off the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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