OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535678
BURRIS DRILLING COMPANY
WILLISTON, ND·
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
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#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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