Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 56328.015 - Employee is struck by falling pipe and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 56328.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 12/31/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
953861.015	01/02/2014		213111	Nabors Drilling Usa

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on December 31, 2013, an employee was coupling pipe sections in the mouse hole of a drilling rig. The pipe consisted of three 30 foot sections. As the 90-foot section of drilling pipe was lifted, its sections came apart and fell to the ground. The employee was struck in the head and upper torso by the middle section of piping and was killed.

Keywords: Falling Object, Head, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Struck By, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	953861.015	30	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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