Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14485452 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY HOISTING CHAIN

Accident Summary Nr: 14485452 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 11/05/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106909724	11/07/1989	1381	0	Ramco Drilling, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107650145	01/03/1990	1381	0	Ramco Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 attached a hoisting chain to a drilling collar pipe. The chain was attached to the catline winch. The collar was being lifted when the chain broke and struck Employee #1 in the head and killed him. The drilling rig was a Franks Explorer III used in a gas well drilling operation.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, GAS WELL, HOIST, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106909724			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	107650145					Occupation Not Listed

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