Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14570055 - EMPLOYEE DROWNED IN MUD AT OIL WELL DRILLING SITE

Accident Summary Nr: 14570055 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 01/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101123750	01/29/1986	1381	0	Dyanmic Drilling Inc Rig 4

Abstract: ON JANUARY 28, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AT AN OIL WELL DRILLING SITE WHICH UTILIZED A ROTARY RIG. WATER WAS BEING FORCED UP AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CONDUCTER PIPE OR CASING, BUT COULD NOT ESCAPE TO THE SURFACE BECAUSE OF FROZEN GROUND. A LARGE VOID, NOT DETECTABLE FROM THE SURFACE, WAS THEREFORE CREATED AROUND THE CASING. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED ONTO THE SURFACE ABOVE THE VOID, THE GROUND COLLAPSED UNDER HIM. HE DROWNED IN THE ACCUMULATION OF MUD AND WATER IN THE VOID.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, OIL WELL DRILLING, DROWN, FROZEN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101123750			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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