Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 561167 - Employee killed when struck by hoist bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 561167 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/24/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110393154	02/05/1991	1389	0	Air Equipment Rental, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 24, 1991, Employee #1 was in charge of a three-man crew rigging up a laydown machine to hoist casings for a gas well. Employee #1 gave the crew instructions to place two 2 by 4 boards on the ground under the main pole used for the hoisting wire rope. When the bucket used to hoist the casings was first lifted, the boards broke, causing the bucket to drop about 3 ft and swing toward Employee #1. He could not get out of the way and was struck in the back of the head, sustaining a fatal skull fracture.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, GAS WELL, HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SKULL, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110393154			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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