Incident date: 2021-06-25
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was operating a foundation drilling rig from the operator's chair when the chair broke at the base and the employee fell 7 feet to ground, landing on his head and back. The employee suffered a broken back and a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate