OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240543

DISMANTLING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG,INATTENTION

1988-02-12T00:00:00

Event: DISMANTLING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14240543
Report ID: 626600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN OIL RIG SECTION FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISMANTLING A STEEL WING SECTION OF A GAS AND OIL RIG SUBSTRUCTU RE. EMPLOYEE #1 BELIEVED THE SECTION WAS HELD BY FOUR BOLTS, WHEN IN FACT IT WAS ONLY SECURED BY THREE. WHEN HE CUT THE THIRD (AND LAST) BOLT THE WING FELL ONTO HIM, CRUSHING HIM AGAINST THE RIG SUB STRUCTURE. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
6

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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