Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102594.015 - Employee is killed in explosion on oil rig

Accident Summary Nr: 102594.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290851.015	01/22/2018		213111	Skyline Directional Drilling, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 8:37 a.m. on January 22, 2018, one employee was working on Patterson Rig #219 and were tripping out of the wellbore to change the bit. The gas surfaced as the pipe/bit was removed from the well, causing the well to burp. Once the initial burp subsided, another burp occurred and gas fumes found an ignition source, causing a series of explosions on and around the rig. Five employees were in the doghouse, unable to exit the doghouse and were over come by smoke and excessive heat. One employee was killed.

Keywords: Explosion, Gas, Gas Well, Heat, Rigging, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1290851.015	55	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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