OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494835

HEAD,WORK RULES,OIL WELL SERVICING,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,OIL RIG,INATTENTION

1987-11-25T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,OIL WELL SERVICING,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,OIL RIG,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14494835
Report ID: 627700

Event description

OIL SERVICE RIG WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY PIPE

Investigation abstract

THE OIL RIG SERVICING CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING PIPE CASING FROM THE DR RIG. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY THE PIPE. ALL THE EMPLOYE ES AT THE SITE WERE WEARING HARD HATS, BUT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BELOW THE HARD HAT. HE WAS KILLED. ILLED HOLE. THE TOWER (CREW) HAD JUST REMOVED THE STRIPPER HEAD FROM THE PIPE. T HE OPERATOR FORGOT TO OPEN THE RAMS ON THE BLOW OUT PREVENTER (B.O.P.) BEFORE CO NTINUING TO REMOVE PIPE. THE B.O.P. WAS PREVIOUSLY CLOSED TO PREVENT BOLTS TAKEN OFF OF THE STRIPPER HEAD FROM FALLING INTO THE DRILLING HOLE AND CAUSING PROBLE MS IN THE HOLE. WITH THE B.O.P. RAMS STILL SNUG AROUND THE PIPE, THE RIG OPERATO R BEGAN TO PULL MORE PIPE OUT OF THE HOLE AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. THE PIPE CO LLAR FROM THE NEXT JOINT STRUCK THE B.O.P. RAMS THAT WERE IN THE CLOSED POSITION . THE PIPE PULLED APART. ONE END SHOT OUT OF THE HOLE AND RICOCHETED AROUND THE

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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