Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14402044 - Employee killed in 138 ft fall from drilling rig

Accident Summary Nr: 14402044 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 12/13/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2176006	12/17/1985	1381	0	R C Chapman Drilling Co Inc Rig 204

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 p.m. on December 13, 1985, Employee #1 was working on a Dreco slingshot drilling rig, separating an air hoist line from a drill line and a tubing board with which it had become entangled. He was apparently standing on the fingers of the monkey board when he lost his balance and fell 120 ft to the rig floor, sustaining fatal head and neck injuries. He then fell an additional 18 ft to the ground through the rotary table opening. A safety belt was believed to have been in use but it was not secured to a fixed object with an approved lanyard.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OIL WELL SERVICING, ENTANGLED, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2176006			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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