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Accident Summary Nr: 152723.015 - Employee is killed when struck by platform

Accident Summary Nr: 152723.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 01/09/2023
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1642649.01501/09/2023213111Axis Energy Services

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on January 9, 2023, an employee threw a knife up to a coworker on a derrick platform and instructed him to cut the rope holding up a removable metal grate that was part of the workover rig derrick platform. The coworker cut the rope while the rope while the employee was standing directly beneath the platform. The section of platform fell approximately 10 feet and struck the employee in the head. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to the head.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Derrick Platform, Falling Object, Grate, Head, Knife, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Rope, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1642649.015 44 M Fatality Drillers, oil well

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