OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485452

CHAIN,HEAD,GAS WELL,HOIST,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,MECH MALFUNCTION

1989-11-05T00:00:00

Event: CHAIN,HEAD,GAS WELL,HOIST,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,MECH MALFUNCTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14485452
Report ID: 213600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY HOISTING CHAIN

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 attached a hoisting chain to a drilling collar pipe. The chain was a ttached to the catline winch. The collar was being lifted when the chain broke a nd struck Employee #1 in the head and killed him. The drilling rig was a Franks Explorer III used in a gas well drilling operation.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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