Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 772368 - Employee struck and killed by pipe tong

Accident Summary Nr: 772368 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109067298	10/17/1994	1381	0	Goober Drilling Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a drilling crew. The crew had reached the depth at which the surface casing would be set and began to remove the drill pipe to set the surface casing. Employee #1 attempted to break-out the tool joint connection on the third double stand by holding backup with the breakout tong and rotating the rotary table. As he was doing so, the clevis that connected the back-up tong snub line to the derrick failed. The back-up tong swung around and struck Employee #1 and pushed him against the back of the derrick, killing him.

Keywords: DERRICK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, TONGS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109067298			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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