Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 16975.015 - Employee Dies In A Fall From Rig

Accident Summary Nr: 16975.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
432375.015	05/11/2012		213111	Savanna Energy Services (Usa) Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on May 10, 2012, Employee #1 was standing on monkey boards on Rig Number 648. He was instructing a coworker on how to rack in a string of casing pipe. As he stood on the boards, he lost his balance and fell off them. Employee #1 was wearing fall protection; however, the cable on the fall protection broke and Employee #1 fell approximately 90 ft and struck the rig floor. He sustained traumatic internal injuries in the fall and died.

Keywords: Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Lost Balance, Oil Rig

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	432375.015	22	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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