Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200556058 - Drill Rig Worker Is Killed When Hit by Air Hoist Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 200556058 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/12/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313030025	04/13/2010	1381	213111	Unit Texas Drilling Llc

Abstract: On April 12, 2010, Employee #1, a worker with a Texas drilling company, was acting as a spotter for the air hoist operator during the process of bringing the rig down. The air hoist line was being used to support the end of the flow line that had been disconnected from the bottom of the rig. A rough terrain forklift was being used to support the other end of the flow line. As the air hoist was lowering the flow line, the headache ball on the air hoist cable slid down the outside of the handrail onto the drilling rig, striking Employee #1 in the head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, DRILL OPERATOR, HOISTING MECHANISM, STRUCK BY, HEADACHE BALL, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313030025			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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