Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14234082

VIERSEN & COCHRAN DRILLING COMPANY

Event
HEAD, TORSO, TRUCK, OIL WELL SERVICING, CONCUSSION, RUN OVER, OIL RIG, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#102275369
Employer profile
VIERSEN & COCHRAN DRILLING COMPANY
Summary number
14234082
Report ID
627700

Event description

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY TRUCK

Investigation abstract

Employees were cleaning a stacked oil well drilling rig and had just completed m oving the rig components with a rigging truck. Employee #1, a rig tool pusher, d irected the rig hands to new duties and released the rig truck back to the compa ny yard. Employee #2 pulled the truck forward, and then backed up at approximate ly 3 mph to hook up the trailer. Employee #2 was looking to the right were he wa s turning, and the left rear of the truck struck Employee #1 knocking him down t o the ground. The four wheels on the left side of the truck rolled over Employee #1, crushing his upper torso and head. The other employees checked his vital si gns and found none.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 Male

    Nature of injury
    Other (21)
    Part of body
    MULTIPLE (19)
    Accident type
    STRUCK BY (1)
    Source of injury
    MOTOR VEHICLE (HWY) (29)
    Occupation
    Occupation not reported (999)
    Human factor
    MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
    Environmental factor
    MATERIALS HANDLG EQUIP./METHOD (8)
    Task assigned
    Task not regularly assigned (2)

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