Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553733 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Back Flow Preventer

Accident Summary Nr: 200553733 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 02/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307601070	03/01/2005	1389	213112	Precision Energy

Abstract: At approximately 1:50 p.m. on February 28, 2005, an employee was standing on the blow out preventer attempting to attach the crane hook to the lifting bail. All of the bolts had been removed from the 1,000 lbs blow out preventer. The employee lost his balance, grabbed onto the top of the back flow preventer and fell 14-ft to the ground. The back flow preventer landed on top of the employee. The employee died of massive internal trauma.

Keywords: CRUSHED, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307601070			Fatality	Other	Production helpers

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