Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14499065 - Employee killed when struck by whipping block

Accident Summary Nr: 14499065 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/22/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106852627	09/26/1988	1389	0	B & D Well Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing beside a wellhead while the operator attached the elevators to the pipe string. As he closed the elevators, the pipe slip holding the string in place slipped and the string fell about 2 feet. The string caught the elevators and pulled down the block, causing the block lines to go slack. The block whipped from side to side, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: COUNTERBALANCE, SLIP, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106852627			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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