Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200813293 - One Well Worker Killed, Another Injured, as Snub Line Breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 200813293 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 12/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315557454	12/16/2011	1381	213111	Ryan Drilling Dba O'Ryan Drilling

Abstract: On December 16, 2011, some employees were engaged in drilling operations. Among those operations was torqueing a pipe down a hole. The snub line they were using broke, as did the breakout tong cable. These breakages caused the assembly to move around at a fast speed and strike the two employees. One employee was seriously injured. He was transported to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. The other employee died. The injury line of the narrative mentioned only one employee.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, OIL WELL DRILLING, STRUCK BY, GAS WELL DRILLING, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315557454			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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