Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184311 - Employee injured in 55 ft fall from oil rig deck

Accident Summary Nr: 170184311 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111751509	11/18/1991	1389	0	Cooper And Brain Oil Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Cooper and Brain Oil Co., Inc., was working on a platform deck of a telescoping two-stage truck-mounted oil rig. The pins that lock the two stages together were not fully engaged and locked. Only two guy wires were supporting the oil rig stages. The unit toppled over, and Employee #1 fell 55 ft to the dirt ground, sustaining a fractured right ankle, a fractured right thumb, and a bruised right shoulder.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, PIN, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OIL WELL SERVICING, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111751509			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drillers, oil well

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