Incident date: 2015-07-15
NAICS industry code: 541330

The employee was connecting a rod for rock coring/sampling.  The rod is approximately 2" in diameter by 5' long, weighing about 15 pounds.  The head of the auger rig turns the rod.  The employee was using a 24" wrench to tighten the rod.  The employee activated the rig to help torque the rod.  The employee was injured when he put his hand between the pipe wrench and the turning auger rig.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate