OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557268
LLL DRILLING COMPANY
BLOOMFIELD, NM—
Event description
FALL FROM DERRICK BOARD
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 6, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FI NGERS OF THE DERRICK PLATFORM TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE DIVING BOARD. ONE OF THE FIN GERS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 60 FEET ONTO THE DRILL FLOOR GUARDRAILS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 708
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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