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Accident Summary Nr: 200212892 - Employee Is Struck by Bolt and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200212892 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 04/01/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315232918	04/02/2011	1381	213111	Orion Drilling Company Llc Altair Rig #7

Abstract: On April 1, 2011, Employee #1, an employee of Orion Drilling Company LLC Altair Rig #7, was working on a rigging up process. The bolt, part of a counter-weight on the drilling rig's climbing assist, fell from approximately 142 ft high and struck Employee #1 on the head. The bolt was approximately 10 in. long by 1.5 in. wide and weighed approximately 8 lbs. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat, but the bolt broke through the hard hat. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, HARD HAT, COUNTERBALANCE, PPE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, GAS WELL DRILLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315232918			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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