OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506315

HEAD,DRILL PIPE,OIL WELL DRILLING,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG

1984-09-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,DRILL PIPE,OIL WELL DRILLING,NECK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14506315
Report ID: 830500

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING DRILL PIPE

Investigation abstract

THE CREW WAS ENGAGED IN PULLING SIX JOINTS, 4 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 30 FEET ALK. A LACK OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND USE OF IMPROPER WORK PRACTICES CONTRIBUTED T O THIS ACCIDENT. LONG, OF DRILL PIPE OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE AND PLACING THEM IN THE "V" DOOR. THE JOINT BOTTOMS RESTED ON THE CATWALK ON THE DRILL FLOOR. TWO JOINTS HAD ALREADY BEEN PLACED IN THE "V" DOOR. AS A THIRD JOINT WAS BEING LOWERED DOWN THE PIPE RA MP THE END OF THE PIPE BECAME HUNG UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE RAMP. EMPLOYEE # 1 WENT DOWN THE STAIRWAY, ONTO THE CATWALK, AND FREED THE PIPE. HE STARTED TO RE TURN TO THE STAIRWAY BY WALKING UNDER THE TWO SUSPENDED JOINTS OF PIPE. ONE JOIN T SLIPED OUT OF THE V DOOR AND SLID DOWN THE PIPE RAMP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 BEH IND THE HEAD. HIS HEAD AND NECK WERE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE DRILL STEM AND THE CATW

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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