OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559108
PARKER DRILLING CO
ARMINTO, WY—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN MATERIAL AND RAIL
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING WIND WALLS WITH A FORKLIFT. THEY WERE USING THE FOR KLIFT TO STABILIZE THE MATERIAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WOULD ATTACH A SHACKLE AND CHAIN AN D THEN REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE DANGER ZONE. THE WIND WALL WOULD THEN BE REMOVED FROM THE CARRIER. THEY WERE CALLED AWAY FROM THAT ASSIGNMENT TO DO ANOTHER. WHEN THEY FINISHED EMPLOYEE #1 RETURNED. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK METERS. EM PLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE WIND WALLS AND THE RAIL. IT IS ASSUMED T HE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM SOME ACTION WITHOUT USING THE THE FORK LIF T TO MAINTAIN THE STABIILITY OF THE LOAD. HE HAD BEEN CAUTIONED NOT TO DO THAT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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