Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822387 - DRILL RIG WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY DRILL ROD

Accident Summary Nr: 822387 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18826727	01/13/1988	1781	0	Winslow Pump & Well, Inc.

Abstract: AT A WATER WELL BEING DUG, A QUICK-RELEASE HOISTING DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING THE PROCESS OF PULLING DRILL RODS FROM THE WELL AND PLACING THEM IN STORAGE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GUIDING PULLED RODS TO THE STORAGE BIN. AS ONE ROD WAS PULLED FROM THE WELL EMPLOYEE #1 GRABBED IT AT THE BOTTOM (THE ROD HAD BEEN LOWERED TO A LEVEL JUST ABOVE HIS HEAD) AND SHOVED IT FORWARD TOWARDS IT'S STORAGE POSITION IN THE ROD BIN. WHEN THE ROD HIT THE FOOT OF THE BIN, THE QUICK RELEASE RELEASED. THE ROD FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD AND KILLING HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, PPE, DRILL PIPE, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18826727			Fatality	Other	Drillers, earth

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