Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762531 - Emplyee Suffers Heart Attack and Falls from Workover Rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201762531 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308590181	01/26/2006	1389	213112	L.C. Smith Production

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 17, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a platform on a water well workover rig. While performing maintenance on the rig, Employee #1 suffered a heart attack and fell off the platform from an approximate height of 7 feet and struck his head on a wooden spool. He died as a result of the fall, caused by a heart attack, with a contributory factor of blunt force trauma to his head and neck.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, RIGGING, WELL SERVICE RIG, STRUCK AGAINST, CARDIAC ARREST, FALL, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308590181			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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