Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170361265 - Employee killed when caught between cable and kelly

Accident Summary Nr: 170361265 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 08/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111967550	08/22/1995	1381	0	Paul Graham Drilling

Abstract: At 12:50 a.m. on August 21, 1995, Employee #1, a motor man for Paul Graham Drilling & Service Co., was working the graveyard shift with a floor man and a driller at a natural gas exploration well. He was preparing to routinely add a new section of 30 ft pipe to a drill string of a Cooper 550 telescoping double hydraulic drill rig (#4). He prematurely prepared the throwing chain before the kelly was stopped, causing the chain and attached cable to become caught on the rotating kelly. Employee #1 was pulled into the kelly. His lower left leg was ripped off and the upper portion of his leg was degloved. He also suffered head injuries. Employee #1 died several hours later.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, GAS WELL DRILLING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111967550			Fatality	Amputation	Helpers, extractive occupations

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