Drill Rig Fatality – Removed

Fortunately nobody was seriously injured as a drilled shaft rig toppled over at a construction site in Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. No word on what caused the accident at the building site. The operator was inside […]

A 10 inch hollow stem auger grazed a packed subway car on the NY MTA’s F line last week scratching the side of the train and breaking windows. Fortunately there were no injuries. I think […]

On October 26, 2007, a man was killed on Highway 118 in Simi Valley, California when he was apparently entangled in the auger of an excavator mounted drill rig. The rig was drilling holes for a soundwall foundation. Read the full article.

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