OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519128

FRACTURE,CLEANING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SKULL,NECK,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG

1984-06-10T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,CLEANING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,SKULL,NECK,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14519128
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed by falling equipment on workover rig

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:10 p.m. on June 10, 1984, Employee #1 was cleaning the floor of an oil well servicing workover rig. While making the hole for a connection, the torque arm on a 45 lb barrier power swivel broke off and fell from a height of approximately 30 ft. It struck Employee #1on the head, fracturing his skull a nd breaking his neck. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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