Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 605006 - Employee killed when struck by falling A-leg

Accident Summary Nr: 605006 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107012395	02/09/1993	1382	0	Chesley Pruet Drilling Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:05 a.m. on February 7, 1993, Employee #1 was preparing to pin together two vertical sections of an oil rig. A pin came out of a beam supporting an A-leg, allowing the A-leg to fall and strike the employee in the upper body. He died.

Keywords: PIN, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107012395			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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