Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640290 - STRUCK BY FALLING OBJECT

Accident Summary Nr: 200640290 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300474418	01/14/1997	1381	0	Thomas Drilling Co.

Abstract: Employees of a drilling company had replaced a drill bit and were lowering it back into the hole. The bit was about 223 meters (731 feet) from the bottom of the hole, and there was about 78,750 kilograms (175,000 pounds) of weight on the drilling line. The driller forgot to order a coworker to engage the hydromatic brake (an auxiliary brake that helps control the load) and, as a result, lost control of the load. The traveling block hit the rig floor, fell over, and pinned the driller against the driller's console. Another section of the block struck a floor hand. The driller was pinned between the block and the console. He died of his injuries. The floor hand was hospitalized with minor injuries.

Keywords: BRAKE, DRILL OPERATOR, TRAVELLING BLOCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300474418			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction
2	300474418			Fatality	Fracture	Drillers, oil well

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