Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170705362 - Employee struck and killed by derrick of falling service rig

Accident Summary Nr: 170705362 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 11/18/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114614274	11/19/1993	1389	0	Champion Well Service Inc

Abstract: While a crew was down rigging a service rig with the derrick telescoped down, the guy lines disconnected and the derrick broke loose from the carrier vehicle in the vicinity of the hinge pins. It rotated 180 degrees before landing on the ground parallel to the carrier vehicle. Employee #1 was pinned under the derrick superstructure. He sustained severe trauma to the upper body and head, and died.

Keywords: CHEST, DERRICK, HEAD, UNSECURED, PINNED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, GUY, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114614274			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.