OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493324
DERRICK,DERRICKMAN,COLLAPSE,OIL WELL DRILLING,FALL,OIL RIG
Event description
Employee killed in fall when derrick collapsed
Investigation abstract
On March 20, 1989, Employee #1, a derrickman, was working on a well servicing ri g. The telescoping Pemco derrick was set up over the well in preparation for pul ling the rods out to correct a parting. He pulled the first three joinings out, and a fishing tool was then used to hook the remaining rods. As pressure was app lied to pull the rods, the upper portion of the derrick collapsed. Employee #1 w as thrown around in the rod basket as it fell. He was transported to a local hos pital, where he died two hours later of massive internal injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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