Incident date: 2022-09-22
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was standing at the top of the rig floor stairs guiding the rotary hose that was being hoisted with the rig winch. The hose was nearly at the rig floor when the wing half at the bottom of the hose was caught underneath the stairs. The stairs became disconnected from the rig floor and the employee at the top of the stairs fell approximately 15 to 18 feet to the ground.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate