Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200812949 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Drill Pipe Collar

Accident Summary Nr: 200812949 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 11/21/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313123127	11/22/2009	1311	211111	Nomac Drilling Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on November 21, 2009, Employee #1, a derrick man, was working the drilling board (monkey board) when a drill pipe collar came loose from the securing chain and struck him in the head. When reached by coworkers, he was determined to be unconscious. Paramedics were unsuccessful in resuscitation, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DERRICKMAN, DRILL PIPE, DRILL COLLAR, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313123127			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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