Incident date: 2024-03-11
NAICS industry code: 211111

An employee was pulling drill line from the drill spool while the top drive was not set on the docking pins. The deadman was unexpectedly released which caused the top drive to fall to the drill floor from a height of 30 feet. This caused the drill line that was being pulled out and laid on the ground to retract and strike an employee. The employee suffered fractures to his legs and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
code_source: title: Rotary system equipment
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate