OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535678

UNSECURED,OIL WELL DRILLING,KELLY BUSHING,TRIPPED,STRUCK BY,OIL RIG

1988-12-10T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,OIL WELL DRILLING,KELLY BUSHING,TRIPPED,STRUCK BY,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14535678
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee killed when struck by heavy rigging equipment

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was caught in a pinch point when a 48 ft long piece of oil rig equip ment, a kelly sock and kelly, was raised approximately 6 feet on one end. When t he equipment started to pivot and slide, Employee #1 tried to run and escape but tripped and fell. He was struck by the 5,000 to 6,000 lb piece of equipment and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
14

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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