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Accident AP31AT 5868
Accident AP31AT 5868
Accident AP31AT 5868
Designation : Rigger
On 24/1/11 at around 2.45PM, Mr. Kesab Barik (Victim) who was working as a Rigger in M/s Effort
Erectors met with an accident when he was tying a sling to a piece of pipe(FO pipeline/3 inch dia & 12ft
long) lying on ground for shifting, after fixing the sling he signaled the hydra operator Mr. Jagannath
Rout to lower the front hook sitting right below the hook, suddenly the hook slipped from the rope & fell
on his back .Immediately he was taken to Danagadi hospital for treatment, doctor confirmed that there
was no injury but just a pain due to the impact, then he was given medicines & sent back for rest.
Root cause of the accident: 1. hydra hook was fixed with only one U-clamp.
2. Sitting right below the hook before taking the hook
into position.