Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200810893 - Employee killed when struck by tongs of drilling rig

Accident Summary Nr: 200810893 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 03/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304114200	03/12/2001	1389	0	Service Drilling Southwest Llc

Abstract: They were in the process of tripping, running three strands of pipe out of the drilling hole, when apparently slack occurred due to the natural swinging of the tongs. This slack apparently got caught up in the clutch mechanism, which resulted in the tongs being pulled and Employee #1 was caught by the swing of the tongs and struck in the left side. Normally when the tongs are worked, the clutch mechanism allows for the gradual take-up of the cable and then also Employee #1 would not have been in this area.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, DRILL PIPE, TORSO, STRUCK BY, TONGS, OIL RIG, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304114200			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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