Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14427355 - Employee killed when crushed between oil derrick and rig

Accident Summary Nr: 14427355 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101596120	05/06/1987	1389	0	Sanders Oilfield Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on May 4, 1987, Employee #1 was on the derrick ladder of an oil drilling rig, preparing to bleed the air out of the hydraulic system on the raising ram. The derrick suddenly fell and he became caught between the derrick and rig. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and injuries, and later died. The derrick fell as a result of a fractured weld on the raising ram to which it was attached.

Keywords: DERRICK, FRACTURE, BROKEN WELD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, OIL WELL SERVICING, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101596120			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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