Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200783298 - Employee Killed In Drilling Rig Accident
Accident: 200783298 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/05/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307486985 | 10/06/2004 | 1381 | Grey Wolf Drilling | ||||
On October 5, 2004, Employee #1 of Grey Wolf, Inc. was killed after being struck by tongs that released unexpectedly. The tongs flew back to the operator's station, striking the cage in which Employee #1 was located. The impact jarred the cage loose, and it was the loose cage itself that struck Employee #1. He died shortly after as a result of his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
personnel cage, gas well, oil well drilling, well, struck by, tongs, oil rig
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 307486985 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |