OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495576

RIGGING,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,COLLAPSE,OIL WELL DRILLING,OIL RIG

1985-04-21T10:00:00

Event: RIGGING,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,COLLAPSE,OIL WELL DRILLING,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14495576
Report ID: 627700

Event description

DIED SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE RIGGING DOWN

Investigation abstract

ON APRIL 21, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 10 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 HAD JUST FINISHED PLUGGIN G A HOLE AND WAS GOING TO START RIGGING DOWN. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN WALKED OVER TO TH E ENGINEER AND INFORMED HIM THAT HE FELT ILL. HE THEN JUST COLLAPSED, NEVER REGA INING CONSCIOUSNESS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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