Investigation of Flash Explosion and Injuries South Timbalier Block 151, Production Platform OCS 00463, June 15, 2002, Gulf of Mexico, Off the Louisiana Coast.

摘要

On the evening of December 6, 2003, contractor personnel were engaged in the task of lifting bundles of 5-inch drill pipe by crane from the pipe rack to the adjacent cat walk for eventual placement on the rig floor. On the third or fourth lift, a bundle (9 joints) weighing approximately 5,760 lbs. began to swing horizontally. A contract employee, in an attempt manually to stop the horizontal movement of the bundle, was pushed backward by the momentum of the bundle to a pipe rack post that prevented any farther backward movement of the employee. The bundle continued to swing and struck the employee in the chest while his back was positioned against the pipe rack post. The resulting injuries were fatal.