Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493720

CRANE TUBING TESTERS INC

Event
DERRICK, TRAVELLING BLOCK, CLUTCH, CROWN BLOCK, CRUSHED, OIL WELL SERVICING, TWO-BLOCKING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101811032
Employer profile
CRANE TUBING TESTERS INC
Summary number
14493720
Report ID
627400

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN CROWN AND TRAVELLING BLOCKS OF OIL DERRICK

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was riding the traveling blocks to the crown of the derrick. The clu tch failed to release at the proper time, causing the traveling block to contact the crown block. Employee #1 was crushed between the traveling block and the cr own block.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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