Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69848.015 - Employee Is Killed When Derrick Structure Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 69848.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 01/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1017033.015	01/09/2015		213112	Basic Energy Services Lp

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on January 8, 2015, an employee was working the tongues on the rig floor next to a well opening. The employee and other coworkers were getting ready to release the anchor on the sucker rod, when the telescoping portion of the derrick failed. The employee was struck by the traveling block and sucker rod, fracturing his skull and causing his brain to hemorrhage. Other injuries consisted of his left leg being amputated, several rib fractures, as well as facial fractures. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Brain, Falling Object, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Rib, Skull, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1017033.015	25	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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