Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 970509 - Employee injured in fall as top of derrick collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 970509 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/30/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105629158	10/30/1989	1389	0	Betts Well Service Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 started work at 7:00 a.m. pulling rods and casing from an oil well. By 8:30 a.m., he had made seven trips and was on the eighth trip when the pin came out of the slot on the bottom half of the derrick, and the top 50 ft (half) collapsed. Employee #1 was on the stabbing board, 20 feet from the top of the derrick, when the derrick fell. His work platform hit the walking beam on the oil well pump and broke apart. Employee #1 was hanging 30 feet above the ground by his safety belt and lanyard, which was secured to the work platform. The employee sustained a cut on the back of his head, a chipped right elbow, and back problems. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: DERRICK, HEAD, COLLAPSE, PIN, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STABBING BOARD, FALL, OIL WELL SERVICING, ELBOW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105629158			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Drillers, oil well

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