Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200810794 - Employee killed when struck by oil well counterweights

Accident Summary Nr: 200810794 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 08/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300580818	08/02/2000	1389	0	Reef Chemical Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a treater/driver for Reef Chemical Company, Inc., was treating a well in an oil field approximately 4.2 miles south of Pyote, TX. As he was working, Employee #1 was apparently struck by the unguarded pump-jack counterweights on his left lower jaw and head, and was killed. A contract pumper for Great Western Drilling, the owners and operators of the lease, discovered Employee #1's body that afternoon, and called the authorities.

Keywords: HEAD, WELL SERVICE RIG, COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, OIL RIG, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300580818			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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