Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 60869.015 - Employee falls off oil rig and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 60869.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/14/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
974080.015	03/17/2014		213111	Scrap Cutting, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 14, 2014, an employee went up to the high part of an old drilling rig to cut a beam. The beam swung and the employee tried to outrun it. The beam hit the employee, knocking him into a hole on the rig floor and onto PVC pipes, before landing on the ground. The employee fell approximately 60 to 70 feet and later died. The employee was not wearing fall protection.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Rigging, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	974080.015	30	M	Fatality		Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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