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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375455

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,DRILL PIPE,DRILL COLLAR,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
UNSECURED,WORK RULES,DRILL PIPE,DRILL COLLAR,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14375455
Report ID
522500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING PIPE

Investigation abstract

On December 31, 1989, a hydraulic pipe rock was being placed into its proper and final location. When the stairs were moved from the drill collars and drill pip e, the pipe started to roll. The pipe fell off the hydraulic rock and crushed Em ployee #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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