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Accident: 200042158 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Crane Rigger

Accident: 200042158 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 06/03/2013
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31697669506/04/20131389Wilbanks Trucking Inc
At approximately 2:45 p.m. on June 3, 2013, Employee #1, a crane rigger, was disassembling and moving a drilling rig to another location. The employee attempted to attach a chain sling to the ball hook on the whip line of the crawler crane. Employee #1 was not able to place the chain sling master link on the crane hook and the sling fell to the rig sub-structure floor and started to slide off the edge of the rig. The employee stepped on the chain sling to prevent it from falling off the rig. The sliding chain caused the employee to lose his balance and he fell 25 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness with an attached lanyard, but was not tied-off to an anchorage. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Keywords: chain, crane outrigger, drill rig--non-oil, fall, sling, crane
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 316976695 Fatality Other Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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