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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1256008.015 - Key Energy Services, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office
Site Address:
Key Energy Services, Llc
66575 Sargents Rd. Well C3x
San Ardo, CA 93450
Mailing Address:
18835 Highway 65, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/06/2018
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/04/2019
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1253286 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,270 | $0 | $19,270 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1670(B)(19) | 02/09/2018 | 02/28/2018 | $0 | $635 | $0 | 03/14/2018 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3328(B) | 02/09/2018 | 02/28/2018 | $0 | $635 | $0 | 03/14/2018 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 6535(A) | 02/09/2018 | $10,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 03/14/2018 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:08 p.m. on August 15, 2017, a crew was in the process of foaming a well. The foaming is a maintenance process where a foaming agent is forced, through a maintenance rig and under pressure, into an oil well to clean it. This requires repeated installation and removal of pipe sections as the process moves to different levels of the well. An employee was working as a floor hand on the maintenance rig. The employees duties included the assembly and disassembly and the installation and removal of sections of pipe through which the pressurized foaming agent was injected. As the pipe sections are inserted and removed, they are separated by the floor hand. This is done only when the pressure in the pipes are reduced to atmospheric. The employee separated the pipes while there was still pressure (approximately 500 psi) inside. This caused the contents to erupt from the pipe. In an attempt to flee this eruption, the employee climbed over the platform handrail and tried to jump to the ground (approximately 6 feet) below. This caused him to fracture his left leg for which he was hospitalized.
Keywords: Blowout--Oil Well, Fracture, Leg, Platform, Pressure Piping
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1256008.015 | 23 | M | Hospitalized injury | Drillers, oil well |