Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 53247.015 - Employee is struck and killed by horse head

Accident Summary Nr: 53247.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 09/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
943025.015	10/08/2013		238210	Megadyne Services Co.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on September 23, 2013, an employee was sitting on the beam of the pump jack. The hook of the winch line caught the edge of the horse head which dislodged the head from the beam. The horse head struck the employee in the upper back and knocked him off the pump jack, killing him.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Hoist, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	943025.015	27	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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