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Accident Summary Nr: 200813251 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Counterweight Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 200813251 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 07/25/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315277665	07/25/2011	1389	213112	Basic Energy Services

Abstract: On July, 25, 2011, Employee #1, and his coworkers working for an energy co. were of scoping up a mast. The mass was near its completed height, when the counterweight cable wire snapped, causing the able to free fall, striking and killing the derrick hand that was standing on the ground.

Keywords: DERRICK, WIRE ROPE, FALL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315277665			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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