Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 60831.015 - Employee is caught between top drive and pull line of tongs

Accident Summary Nr: 60831.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 04/20/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
973859.015	04/21/2014		213111	Sidewinder Drilling Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 p.m. on April 20, 2014, Employee #1 was part of a crew that was installing a casing tool. The employee was holding the tongs in position to tighten the casing running tool while the snub line was not connected. Employee #1 was struck-by and caught between the top drive and the pull line of the tongs and was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Struck By, Tongs

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	973859.015	31	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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