OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520480
CLUTCH LEVER,CATLINE,FOULED LINE,CATHEAD,FALL,OIL RIG
Event description
FALL FROM ACCIDENTALLY HOISTED LOAD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SLINGING DRILLING CASING JOINTS ON THE END OF THE CATHEAD HOIST LINE. A PORTION OF THE LINE ON THE CATHEAD SPOOLED OVER ITSELF AND CAUSED THE LI NE TO FOUL. THE FOULED CATHEAD CONTINUED TO WIND IN CATLINE, CAUSING THE CASING OVER WHICH EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING TO BE UNEXPECTEDLY HOISTED INTO THE AIR. EMP LOYEE #1 WAS HOISTED WITH THE CASING. THE CASING CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL STOPPED BY THE FINGERBOARD. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL TO THE PIPE T UB BELOW. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE CLUTCH LEVER FOR THE CATHEADS WAS NOT BEING ATTENDED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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