Incident date: 2020-09-26
NAICS industry code: 213111

On September 26, 2020, the cable line of a workover rig failed, causing the block to fall and strike a platform where an employee stood. This caused the employee to fall from the platform. The employee landed about 34 feet below and suffered broken bones and a laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate