Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14532048 - Employee killed when head is crushed on oil rig

Accident Summary Nr: 14532048 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 06/27/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100000843	06/28/1986	1382	0	Pool Arctic Alaska
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100000835	06/28/1986	1389	0	Joe'S Oilfield Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 27, 1986, Employee #1 and the other drilling crew members were running 9 5/8 inch 00 l-80 grade casing to a depth of 11,470 feet. Employee #1 stepped out from behind the drill pipe racked on the floor to release the elevators attached to the joint of casing that had just been run into the hole. The casing, which was being brought to the rig floor by a Mereco hydraulic laydown machine, pinned his head against the elevators. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, PINNED, OIL WELL DRILLING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100000843			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	100000835					Occupation Not Listed

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