Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Concrete Coring Company, Holloman Air Force Base, ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO 88310
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On September 20, 2016, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee was coring concrete using a drill. His hair somehow became caught in the drill and he suffered damage to his scalp and broke his neck. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersDrills-stationary
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