Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503403

THUNDERBIRD DRILLING, INC.

Event
SEVERED, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, CAUGHT BY, CATHEAD, ARM
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1879964
Employer profile
THUNDERBIRD DRILLING, INC.
Summary number
14503403
Report ID
729700

Event description

Employee killed when arm severed in cathead

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 became caught in the cathead of an oil rig, severing his arm. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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