Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552149 - Employee Struck by a Lubricator

Accident Summary Nr: 200552149 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304473960	11/03/2001	1389	0	Superior Energy Services

Abstract: On November 2, 2001, Employee #1 of Superior Energy Services, Inc., was struck by a 2000-lb lubricator. Employee #1, a wire-line helper, and a coworker, another wire-line operator, were preparing a Deer Island Bayou B19 Wellhead and Dual Assembly (Christmas tree) for plugging and abandonment. As the coworker slowly opened the Christmas tree's master valve to equalize the pressure from the well to the lubricator, the lubricator blew off the tree, striking Employee #1 in the back. (The extent of his injuries was not known at time the original form was prepared.) The coworker escaped injury.

Keywords: BACK, VALVE, WELLHEAD, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, LUBRICATING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304473960			Fatality	Other	Drillers, oil well

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