Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201989340 - Employee Struck And Killed By Mast Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201989340 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306708074	05/05/2003	1781	237110	Layne Christensen Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a Cable Tool Drill Rig Operator, received fatal head, neck, and torso injuries when he was struck by the rig mast as it collapsed.

Keywords: HEAD, BOOM, COLLAPSE, TORSO, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306708074			Fatality	Fracture	Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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