Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114402 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Rig

Accident Summary Nr: 201114402 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126031756	10/19/2001	1389	0	Central Valley Tong Service

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 17, 2001, Employee #1 was installing 7-inch casings, 40 feet up in the drilling rig on a basket-stabbing board. He was wearing a harness with a lanyard, which was attached to the basket and not the rig. The driller of the rig hit the basket-stabbing board. The basket-stabbing board fell from its elevated location and hit the drill rig floor. Employee #1, who was tied to the basket, also fell. Emergency personnel were called, and he was air lifted to Kern Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: RIGGING, PPE, STRUCK AGAINST, LANYARD, STABBING BOARD, FALL, STRUCK BY, OIL RIG, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126031756			Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, extractive occupations

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