Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14431746 - Employee killed when struck by falling wellhead

Accident Summary Nr: 14431746 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 05/29/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100568195	05/31/1990	1389	0	Prevost Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1 had dug down approximately 3 ft around a wellhead to remove it from a wastewater injection well. The well was to be cemented and a metal plate welded over the casing. While Employee #1 was hanging on his line cutting the inside production pipe with a torch, the wellhead fell on him. He suffered multiple injuries to his spleen, liver, and kidneys. a broken collarbone, and several fractured ribs that punctured his lungs. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the hospital in Circle, MT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, WELLHEAD, FALLING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100568195			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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