OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #879544

ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,DRILL PIPE,OIL WELL DRILLING,STRUCK AGAINST,UNGUARDED

1989-10-24T00:00:00

Event: ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,DRILL PIPE,OIL WELL DRILLING,STRUCK AGAINST,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 879544
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee dies when thrown against metal drill pipe

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 stepped on an unguarded spinning rotary table. He was thrown against an adjacent drill pipe and died later at the hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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