Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200643203 - Oil Well Platform Fall Kills One Employee and Injures Other

Accident Summary Nr: 200643203 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308062736	04/15/2005	1311	211111	Lamamco Drilling Company

Abstract: On April 12, 2005, two oil well employees placed drill pipes and collars into the pipe rack located on a platform midway up the derrick. They were getting on to the derrick ladder when their retractable lifeline broke. The employees fell about 50 feet to the ground. One employee died from his injuries two days later in a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The other employee was hospitalized with an unspecified dislocation.

Keywords: DERRICK, HEAD, LIFELINE, LADDER, OIL WELL DRILLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308062736			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	308062736			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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