Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14414221 - EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 14414221 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108766940	11/14/1991	1389	0	Owens Well Servicing, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED BY A FALLING DRILLING PIPE THAT GOT HUNG UP IN THE PIPE RACK. WHEN THE PIPE, WEIGHING 150 POUNDS AND MEASURING 30 FEET LONG BY 2 7/8 INCHES IN DIAMETER, BECAME CAUGHT IN THE PIPE RACK, THE ELEVATORS SLID DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 FEET. WHEN THE ELEVATORS SLID BACK UP THE PIPE, THEY HIT THE PIPE COLLAR, CAUSING THE ELEVATOR DOORS TO POP OPEN. THIS ALLOWED THE PIPE TO FREEFALL APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE PIPE WHILE RUNNING AWAY.

Keywords: DRILL OPERATOR, DRILL PIPE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108766940			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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