Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96046.015 - Employee struck by rigging chain and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 96046.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237124.015	05/31/2017		213111	R.C. Drilling Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 29, 2017, an employee was changing a seal on a power swivel. The rigging chain on the tong broke, striking the employee in the side of his head. The employee suffered a fractured skull and was killed.

Keywords: Broken Chain, Fracture, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1237124.015	27	M	Fatality

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