OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14391478

DOLPHIN-TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

VENICE, LA· 1988-03-08T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, SLING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100472331
Employer profile: DOLPHIN-TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Summary number: 14391478
Report ID: 625700

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY HOISTING EQUIPMENT

Investigation abstract

At 2:25 p.m. on March 3, 1988, Employee #1 was tripping pipe into a well to wash out a screen liner while working on the surface of a jack-up work over rig. Empl oyee #1 was picking up ten 100-lb joints of pipe with a 1-in. manila rope sling that was attached to the brakes. Employee #1 raised the joint from the V-door ar ea above the rig floor when the sling equipment failed. The joint fell to the ri g floor and struck Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat. Employee #1 died from a head injury.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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