Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713428 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Drilling Rig

Accident Summary Nr: 200713428 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 06/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311945067	06/15/2008	1381	213111	Nomac Drilling Corporation

Abstract: On June 14, 2008, Employee #1, a derrickman, was part of a drilling crew tripping in pipe. On the last three stands, Employee #1 started putting on screens to ream the hole. He took his body belt off and unhooked his retractable lifeline during the tripping in of the 3rd stand. When he reached to grab the pipe, he fell approximately 90 ft and hit the kelly hose and landed on the drilling floor. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: DERRICK, HEAD, DERRICKMAN, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311945067			Fatality	Other	Hoist and winch operators

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