Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494298 - Employee falls 8 ft from monkey board, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 14494298 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 05/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100640671	09/30/1987	1381	0	Petren Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were removing the monkey board from the drill rig derrick during a rigging down operation. Employee #1 was standing on the monkey board about 8 feet above the ground. When he removed the pin from his side of the platform and a coworker removed the other pin, the weight of the monkey board caused it to shift in the supporting slings, throwing Employee #1 to the ground. Both his elbows and one knee were fractured upon impact. Employee #1 died two days later from a pulmonary embolus (blood clot).

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, OIL WELL DRILLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100640671			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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