Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572336 - Employee killed in fall from drilling rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201572336 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304982648	11/18/2002	1381	213111	Caza Drilling Inc.

Abstract: On November 17, 2002, while "tripping" back into the hole on a drilling rig, four employees were in the process of picking up a piece of drill string made up of three pieces of drill pipe. Employee #1 was working the uppermost portion of the drill string by working inside the "monkeyboard". For unknown reasons, Employee #1 was not utilizing the available fall protection system. He fell approximately 100 feet to the drilling floor below, suffering fatal injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TORSO, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304982648			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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