Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14391304 - OIL RIG WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY TUBING ARM

Accident Summary Nr: 14391304 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/11/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101620268	01/14/1988	1381	0	Power Rig Drilling Co., Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 AM ON JANUARY 11, 1988, A DRILL RIG CREW DOING WELL COMPLETION WORK HAD TRIPPED IN 40 JOINTS OF 2 3/8 INCH PRODUCTION TUBING. THEY WERE RAISING THE 41ST JOINT FROM THE MOUSEHOLE WHEN A TUBING ARM (54 INCHES LONG, 4 1/2 INCH OUTSIDE DIAMETER STEEL PIPE, WEIGHING 75 POUNDS) FELL 41 FEET FROM THE TUBING BOARD TO THE RIG FLOOR. AFTER STRIKING THE RIG FLOOR, THE TUBING ARM BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED ON JANUARY 13, 1988 FROM HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, DRILL PIPE, OIL WELL DRILLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101620268			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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