Accident Report Detail
Accident: 875120 - Employee Killed By Falling 2,100 Lb Tool
Accident: 875120 -- Report ID: 0932030 -- Event Date: 01/11/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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110565256 | 01/13/1993 | 1381 | Veco Drilling, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was helping to lift a whip stock to the vertical position. The nylon strap used to raise the tool suddenly broke, allowing the 2,100 lb metal whip stock tool to fall onto Employee #1. Employee #1 was crushed to death. | |||||||
Keywords:
severed, hoisting mechanism, oil well drilling, equipment failure, crushed, sling, falling object, gas well drilling
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 110565256 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |