Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200710069 - Employee killed by falling counterweight on oil rig

Accident Summary Nr: 200710069 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110042017	07/09/1996	1381	0	Finnell Oil Services, Inc.

Abstract: On July 1, 1996, Employee #1 and two coworkers were rigging up a workover rig in preparation for pulling the pump on well #315106. The mast had been raised and the driller, who was at the controls, began scoping out the mast. Employee #1 was at the back of the rig, and the floorhand was to the west. The driller stopped two times so that the floorhands could clear the mast lines. When the driller attempted to continue, the wire rope for the counterbalance of the ladder-climbing device broke and the counterweight came sliding down, striking Employee #1 on the head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, WIRE ROPE, COUNTERBALANCE, OIL WELL DRILLING, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110042017			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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