OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519060

POWER RIG DRILLING CO INC

CAMERON PARIS, LA— 1984-05-05T00:00:00

Event: FOREHEAD,OIL WELL DRILLING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,HOSE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,BROKEN CHAIN,OIL RIG
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1385814
Employer profile: POWER RIG DRILLING CO INC
Summary number: 14519060
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by whipping kelly hose

Investigation abstract

A nipple connecting the kelly hose to the gooseneck of a swivel came loose durin g drilling operations. The threads stripped out, allowing the end of the kelly h ose to whip around and fall to the rig floor. The safety chain that connected th e kelly hose to the gooseneck broke and the end of the kelly hose struck Employe e #1, a floorhand, on the right side of his forehead. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
35

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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