Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 558494 - Employee dies after being struck by base of hoisting rig

Accident Summary Nr: 558494 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 05/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110326626	05/13/1996	3561	0	Rodgers Well Service

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were dismantling a water well to repair the pump. In lifting the pump base, the hoisting apparatus gave way and the base swung around, striking Employee #1, the rig operator, in the head. He suffered a concussion and died five days later in the hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110326626			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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