OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14219711

STAIR,ROPE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,BROKEN CABLE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1990-02-23T00:00:00

Event: STAIR,ROPE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,BROKEN CABLE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14219711
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee crushed to death by hoisted stairway

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was helping position a metal stairway approximately 20 ft long. The stairway was being moved from one side of the oil drilling rig to another. The s tairs were hoisted on a boom line (a manila rope) attached to a 1/2 in. wire rop e that was connected to the stairs. As the stairs were being lowered into positi on, the manila rope gave way, allowing the stairs to fall. Employee #1 was fatal ly crushed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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