Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14406979 - Employee killed when struck by pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 14406979 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123569410	03/28/1996	1781	0	Geoscience Drilling & Coring, Inc.

Abstract: On or about March 23, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were gathering soil samples from previously drilled holes in the earth. Two 5-ft pipes with Shelby tubing were attached to the rotary end of a truck-mounted derrick to pull up sample cores. The two pipes had unscrewed themselves, leaving a portion of the setup in the ground. Employee #1 was removing the first section of the setup from the rotary head when he inadvertently moved a control in the wrong direction, causing the pipe to rotate. It struck him in the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, DERRICK TRUCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, PIPE, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123569410			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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