Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897959 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Falling Drill Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 897959 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 03/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309868347	04/07/2006	1381	213111	Noah Horn Well Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: On March 29, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a gas and oil drilling firm. He and his coworkers were drilling an opening to vent methane gas from an underground coal mine. They were using an "elevator" rigged to a hoist line by shackles and a choker to raise a section of drill pipe. As the drill pipe was lifted, the elevator slipped off the end of the pipe. The load fell and struck Employee #1 on the head. He died from his injuries on April 6, 2006.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, DRILL PIPE, HOIST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309868347			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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