Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462891 - Employee's Leg Fractured by Flying Object

Accident Summary Nr: 202462891 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300832938	02/17/2006	1381	213111	Western Drilling

Abstract: Employee #1, of Western Drilling, was standing on the toe board of the monkey board on a double oil rig. He put a rope around a pipe stand and was pulling the elevators, bails, and blocks back toward him while preparing to unlatch the elevators. Employee #1 unlatched the elevators by bringing the block & elevator close to him. As soon as he unlatched the elevator, he turned away and stepped on the monkey board to place the pipe stand on the finger board. The block swung and struck the toebard. The force of impact caused the toe board to flip upward on its hinge and strike Employee #1's leg. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a leg fracture. Due to a design flaw, the block had a built-in step and as the block came down, the step struck the toeboard.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, BLOCKS, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ELEVATOR, OIL RIG, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300832938			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drillers, oil well

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