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Accident: 201091782 - Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Object

Accident: 201091782 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/01/1998
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12621301604/17/19981381Golden State Drilling Inc
At approximately 11:45 a.m. on April 1, 1998, Employee #1 was working on Rig 12. The crew was in the process of lifting a liner tool to the rig floor. As the tool was lifted, the sling was caught on the bottom of the handrail. As the handrail rose, a lower kelly valve fell from the rig floor and struck Employee #1 in the face. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a concussion and lacerations.
Keywords: laceration, concussion, sling, face, falling object, gas well drilling
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 126213016 Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Helpers, extractive occupations

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