OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14504203

HEAD,BRAKE,TRAVELLING BLOCK,OIL WELL DRILLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,DRAWWORKS,OIL RIG

1989-05-19T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,BRAKE,TRAVELLING BLOCK,OIL WELL DRILLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,DRAWWORKS,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14504203
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee dies of crushed head in rig

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, an oil well driller, was operating the drawwork on rig #4 making a connection. When he went to apply the brake a piece of hand line caught around t he handle, which prevented it from applying full force on the brakes. The blocks came down, catching the employee between the blocks and the drawworks. He susta ined massive head injuries and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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