Incident date: 2017-01-31
NAICS industry code: 237310

On January 31, 2017, an employee was removing teeth from a core barrel that was used to drill a 30-inch diameter eight-foot deep hole. The employee was facing towards the hole when he was witnessed as experiencing seizure type symptoms. The employee turned around and looked upwards. The employee then backed up and fell into the hole. The employee suffered a broken neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate