Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 774240 - Employee killed, another injured when pipe breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 774240 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 02/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123431025	02/09/1993	1381	0	Patterson Drilling Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 8, 1993, Employees #1 and #2 were working on the floor of the rig jarring pipe on a horizontal well. When the pipe bale broke off, it came out of the block and Employee #1 was struck by the kelly at the check door. Employee #1 was crushed and fell 20 ft from the rig floor to the ground. He was killed. Employee #2 fractured his leg while running down the stairs away from the rig. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, OIL WELL DRILLING, KELLY BUSHING, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123431025			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	123431025			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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