Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14396212 - Employee killed when caught in a spinning winch

Accident Summary Nr: 14396212 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102259991	03/15/1993	1381	0	David New Drilling Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to use an offside cathead spinning winch to make a lift from the ground to the drilling rig floor when he became entangled in the rope used on the smooth spinning spool. He was caught on the cathead by the hand and was spun around the spool several times. When the driller stopped the cathead, Employee #1's body had been thrown out on the rig floor minus an arm and a leg. He was killed instantly.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROPE, OIL WELL DRILLING, CAUGHT BY, CATHEAD, ARM, ENTANGLED, WINCH, HAND, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102259991			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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