Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14498232 - Employee killed when struck by falling sucker rods

Accident Summary Nr: 14498232 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426972	10/03/1984	1389	0	H & C Well Services Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a new well servicing rig employee, and was in the area while a crew was pulling rods from the well and hanging them in the finger board. As they were placing a string of sucker rods in the fingers, the string bottomed out on something in the derrick, slipped out of the rod transfer elevator, and fell. Employee #1 was struck on the head by the falling rods and killed. Safety latches on the transfer elevator had been removed to facilitate the work process. There are no OSHA or industry standards requiring that safety devices be used on these elevators.

Keywords: HEAD, SAFETY LATCH, WORK RULES, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426972			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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