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Accident Summary Nr: 14481345 - EMPLOYEES ENTERED FRAC TANK (CONFINED SPACE) AT DRILL SITE

Accident Summary Nr: 14481345 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/04/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1756493	10/05/1984	1381	0	Cuyahoga Exploration & Development Corp

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #3 ENTERED A FRAC TANK AT THE DRILLING SITE TO GET A KELLY HOSE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS WAITING AT THE ENTRANCE ON TOP OF THE TANK. HE SAW EMPLOYEE #3 COLLAPSE. HE CALLED FOR HELP, THEN ENTERED THE TANK. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #4 WERE AT THE WELLHEAD. THEY RESPONDED BY ALSO ENTERING THE TANK. THE TANK HAD ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER LEFT IN THE BOTTOM. BY THE TIME THE TANK HAD BEEN DRAINED AND THE EMPLOYEES REMOVED, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 HAD DROWNED. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH VARIOUS SYMPTOMS, ATTRIBUTED TO OXYGEN DEFICIENCY AND EXPOSURE TO NATURAL GAS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEES ENTERED A CONFINED SPACE WITHOUT TESTING THE ATMOSPHERE OR WEARING THE PROPER RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, RESPIRATORY, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, FRAC TANK, OIL WELL DRILLING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, NATURAL GAS, DROWN, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1756493	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	1756493	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	1756493	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
4	1756493	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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