A Floorhand Dies When He Falls Off a Mobile Oil Well Servicing Rig [revised 2015-05-15]

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• Personal Author:
  Barreau, Tracy ; Cierpich, Hank ; Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura
• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch
• Description:
  A floorhand died when he fell approximately eight feet off a mobile oil well servicing rig to the ground below. The work crew was in the process of shutting down the operation when the incident occurred. The victim was standing on the metal guard above the cab of the rig, preparing to secure the equipment. The cab guard was not equipped with guardrails and the victim was wearing a hard hat and fall protection equipment, however the fall protection was not attached to the rig. Autopsy toxicology studies showed the presence of methamphetamine in the victim's urine. The CA/FACE investigator determined and recommend that, in order to prevent future incidents, well servicing companies should ensure that: 1. Employees utilize a personal fall restraint system when working six feet above a work floor, ground, or other working surface. 2. Mobile oil well servicing rigs are equipped with fall restraint tie-off points at employee working positions. In addition, well servicing companies: 3. May consider implementing an appropriate drug testing program.
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Body Height Mortality Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Drugs Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Height Factors Injuries Injury Prevention Methamphetamine Mobile Equipment Motor Vehicles Oil Industry OSHA Region 9 Recommendations Safety Programs Services Training Traumatic Injuries

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Falls ; Machine (All) ; Machine - General ; Motor Vehicles ; Oil and Gas Extraction
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE14CA001
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052955
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2018-101642
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 14CA001, 2015 May ; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methamphetamine (CAS RN 537-46-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:69a0ee089b26599da9c1d43eb11d955addf02e2ae1b83911e75415df4919692bb598049b85f763366c74afc787949861595ad6f4366c8e40771d79d097a56998
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164970/cdc_164970_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 311.26 KB ]