Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 64232.015 - Employee falls from derrick and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 64232.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/03/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
983857.015	07/03/2014		213111	Heart Land Drilling, Inc. Rig#4

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 3, 2014, an employee was working for a firm engaged in oil and gas well drilling. He was on a derrick and he was moving a drill collar. The employee was wearing personal protective equipment and the attachment point on his safety harness failed. He fell 17.7 meters (58 feet). He sustained injuries from contact with the rig floor and the drill collar pup joint and he was killed. Another worker was injured, but he was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Derrick, Drill Collar, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Gas Well Drilling, Oil Rig, Oil Well Drilling, PPE, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	983857.015	35	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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