Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201941531 - Employee Killed When Struck By Drilling Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201941531 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 04/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304211220	04/25/2001	1781	0	Beylik Drilling Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, the driller, attempted to add another section of a drill rod into the derrick. The rotating head was not moved out of the way before the drill rod was lifted into the derrick. As the rotating head was lifted up, it got snagged on the hook holding the drill rod. The rotating head came free and this allowed the drill rod to drop. The drill rod dropped from the hook and fell onto Employee #1's head killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, DRILL PIPE, OIL WELL DRILLING, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304211220			Fatality	Other	Drillers, oil well	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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