OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499065

COUNTERBALANCE,SLIP,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-09-22T00:00:00

Event: COUNTERBALANCE,SLIP,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14499065
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed when struck by whipping block

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing beside a wellhead while the operator attached the eleva tors to the pipe string. As he closed the elevators, the pipe slip holding the s tring in place slipped and the string fell about 2 feet. The string caught the e levators and pulled down the block, causing the block lines to go slack. The blo ck whipped from side to side, striking and killing Employee #1.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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