Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200811875 - One employee killed, one injured by rotating head unit

Accident Summary Nr: 200811875 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 08/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307005454	08/09/2004	1381	213111	Robinson Drilling

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 7, 2004, Employees #1 and 2 were rigging down Robinson Rig #4 at a site two 2 miles west of Rankin, TX, on Highway 67 when the rotating head unit came off the blow off preventer, striking the two employees. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: RIGGING, DISMANTLING, OIL WELL DRILLING, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307005454			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Drillers, oil well
2	307005454			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Drillers, oil well

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