Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14430367 - Employee killed when struck by weights on oil pump

Accident Summary Nr: 14430367 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100676139	09/28/1990	1389	0	H-S Testing Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was running a hydrotest on a pipe in the floor of a workover rig at a well. The weights on the counterweight arms were tied in a vertical position. The safety latch on the brake was not being used; the only brake holding the weights vertical was the ratchet brake inside the pump house, which was supposed to secure the counterweights for operational stops only. While the hydrotest was being conducted, the counterweight arms came down. Employee #1 was struck by the weights and killed.

Keywords: SAFETY LATCH, BRAKE, COUNTERBALANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100676139			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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