Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872204 - Employee injured in fall from oil pump rig head unit

Accident Summary Nr: 170872204 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/15/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120328687	01/14/1997	1389	0	Kern Production Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on an oil pump rig unit head. Instead of a ladder, he used a 36 in. long pipe wrench as a work platform,. He was loosening the throat bolt on the unit head when the bolt came off quickly and the unit head swung out. Employee #1 fell approximately 7 ft off the pipe wrench to the ground, landing on his back. He sustained back injuries and a facial laceration. Employee #1 had not tied himself off to the rig prior to starting work.

Keywords: WORK RULES, BACK, LACERATION, FALL, OIL WELL SERVICING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FACE, TIE-OFF, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120328687			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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