OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221639321
AXIS ENERGY SERVICES LLC
BAKER, MT·
Event description
Employee is killed when pinned by traveling blocks
Investigation abstract
On February 5, 2024, an employee was working on a rig floor. The traveling blocks on a workover rig failed to stop due to unspecified brake failure, the tubing was caught with slips, but the blocks, bails, and elevators stacked stacked and caused the traveling blocks and bails to move in a horizontal direction, striking the employee. The employee was pinned and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 614
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