Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 28, 2004, Employee #1, employed as a temporary employee by Continental Labor Resources, Inc., was working for KSI at the ESOZ Pipeline-Section 22 Bakersfield, CA. He was placing a sling on a 10-in. pipe to a hook on a 572G pipe layer (side boom machine). Another employee operator released the load line dog without the brake fully engaged and the load line drum dropped and struck Employee #1 on his hard hat and head. The boom also dropped and hit Employee #1 on his back and pinned him. Employee #1 was taken to Kern City Medical. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his front and back ribs areas of ribs L1-L5.