Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200981132 - Well Rig Worker Dies after Climbing Assist Device Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200981132 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 02/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314507468	02/17/2011	1381	213111	Sst Energy Corporation

Abstract: On February 2, 2011, an employee was working as a derrickman at an oil or gas well. He was climbing down the rig's derrick ladder, when the climbing assist device he was using failed. He fell between 50 and 70 feet (15.2 to 21.3 meters) onto the rig's dog house. He was hospitalized on that day. He died, on February 15, 2011, of complications from a lung injury.

Keywords: DERRICK, LUNG, DERRICKMAN, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DERRICK PLATFORM, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314507468			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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