Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703532 - Employee injured in fall caused by counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 170703532 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 08/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111947719	12/03/1992	1389	0	Rent-A-Hand Services

Abstract: On August 24, 1992, Employee #1 was working on Grayson Services Rig #18 at the Cymric Oil Field, Chevron Oil Lease, McKittrick, CA. During rigging down operations, the counterweight of the descent control device caught on a girt of the mast, causing the 3/16 in. cable of the counterweight to break. The counterweight rolled down the 1 in. cable to the draw works. Employee #1 stepped back as the counterweight hit the draw works, causing him to be pitched about 8 feet from the rig to the ground. He was taken to Mercy Hospital, in Bakersfield, CA, for treatment. Employee #1 sustained fractures to both wrists and his right hip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COUNTERBALANCE, BROKEN CABLE, FALL, OIL WELL SERVICING, HIP, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111947719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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