Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 57408.015 - Employee falls from oil rig and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 57408.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
934625.015	08/15/2013		213111	Timco Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 14, 2013, Employee #1 was attempting to free the air hoist line that became hung up upon the outside portion of the monkey board and or fingers on an oil drilling rig. He took hold of the air hoist wire rope and whipped it free from where it was caught but did not let go when the rope swung out. He was flung off of the rig floor and could not hold on to swing back in. Employee #1 fell 30 feet to the rig deck and died of a concussion.

Keywords: Concussion, Fall, Fracture, Oil Rig, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	934625.015	34	M	Fatality		Production helpers

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