OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402358

UNSECURED,OIL WELL DRILLING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG

1987-10-13T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,OIL WELL DRILLING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14402358
Report ID: 626000

Event description

Employee killed by falling nut on oil drilling rig

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was pulling pipe from the hole on an oil drilling rig when he was st ruck and killed by a falling nut used to hold the hook on the traveling block.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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