Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120595.015 - Employee incurs head injury after struck by drill rig pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 120595.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433261.015	09/24/2019		213111	Paul Graham Drilling And Services

Abstract: At 2:36 p.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee of an oil drilling company was working on a drilling platform raising a pipe through the rig v-door. When the employee connected the wire to the drilling pipe, it became caught and was snatched out of the employee's hand. This caused the pipe to swing out of control and hit the the employee in the forehead. The employee incurred a head injury and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Concussion, Derrick Platform, Drill Pipe, Drilling, Flying Object, Forehead, Head, Hoisting Mechanism, Material Handling, Oil Well Drilling, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Pump, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433261.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, oil well

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