Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344009 - Employee Is Killed When Caught by Rotating Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201344009 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309883734	03/29/2006	1381	213111	Ww Drilling, Llc

Abstract: On March 28, 2006, a tower drill crew had finished making a drill pipe connection at about the 1,900-ft depth of an anticipated 4,700-ft drill. Employee #1, a driller, entered a dog house to record the depth and take a sample. While he was positioning spinning chain, a deck hand heard chain traveling across drill floor, saw motion out of corner of his eye, and heard Employee #1 make a sound. The drill crew responded, turned off the drill rig, and assisted Employee #1, who had become entangled in the chain and rotating drill pipe at the kelly bushing. He was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, ROTATING PARTS, OIL WELL DRILLING, CAUGHT BY, PIPE, ENTANGLED, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309883734			Fatality	Other	Drillers, oil well

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