OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494827

HEAD,RIGGING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY

1987-11-01T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,RIGGING,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,OIL WELL DRILLING,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14494827
Report ID: 627700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY CHAIN HOOK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PART OF A WORK CREW DISASSEMBLING AN OIL RIG UNIT. THE RIG PARTS WERE BEING PLACED IN A LARGE JUNK BOX THAT WAS USED FOR SITE TO SITE MOVES. EMP LOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO REARRANGE A FORKLIFT'S LOAD WHEN THE SLING HOOK SLIPP ED OUT OF A HOLE IN THE FORKLIFT'S FORK. THE HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD WITH GREAT FORCE, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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