Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154116.015 - Employee is killed when struck in head by injection line pip

Accident Summary Nr: 154116.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/21/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1652994.015	02/22/2023		486110	Rudtuk Operating, Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on February 21, 2023, an employee working for an oil field logistics company was attempting to perform a blow down of a gas lift well injection line that had a frozen. While performing the blow down, the employee was struck by a riser pipe that was attached to a ball valve on the injection line. The employee sustained severe blunt trauma to his head. When the employee did not respond to calls, he was located and found dead on location.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fracture, Frozen, Gas, Gas Well, Head, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pipe, Pipeline, Repair, Struck By, Troubleshooting, Valve, Working Alone

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1652994.015	38	M	Fatality

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