Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495832 - Employee killed when struck by falling equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 14495832 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/01/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108737537	07/07/1993	1381	0	Briscoe Drilling

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a blowout prevention device on the well head of an oil drilling site. While the blowout prevention device was being positioned, the pick-up line (wire rope sling) broke. The blowout prevention device fell and crushed the employee in a corner of the drilling rig substructure that he had backed into while trying to avoid the falling equipment.

Keywords: INSTALLING, OIL WELL DRILLING, BROKEN CABLE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108737537			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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