Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 755504 - Employee dies, another injured in oil rig collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 755504 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 04/27/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108507286	04/28/1995	1381	0	Norton Drilling Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on an oil drilling rig when he was struck and pinned by a collapsing section of a telescoping derrick. He was killed. Employee #2 was working on a platform 50 feet in the air when a section of the rig collapsed. He was pinned to the guardrail by pipes stored on the platform.

Keywords: DERRICK, COLLAPSE, PINNED, OIL WELL DRILLING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108507286			Fatality	Asphyxia	Milling and planing machine operators
2	108507286			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Drilling and boring machine operators

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