Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170151641 - Employee suffers three broken ribs in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170151641 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126206135	06/24/1996	1389	0	Pride Petroleum Services, Inc.

Abstract: On May 27, 1996, Employee #1, a floorhand, was working on oil well service rig #350 with a crew that was pulling ten stands of 2 7/8 in. tubing. After standing back the tenth stand, Employee #1 and another floorhand started attaching the poor-boy swivel to the tubing, which was held by the slips. As the operator lowered the blocks, his hand slipped off the brake handle, and the elevators fell to the work floor. The two floorhands moved out of the way of the elevators and blocks. Employee #1 jumped or fell off the rig floor approximately 6 ft to the ground. He suffered three fractured ribs on his left side. Guardrails were not required in this area.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, OIL WELL SERVICING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206135			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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