Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202126769 - Employees Are Injured When Pump Casing Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 202126769 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 10/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313502346	10/28/2011	1381	213111	Ringo Drilling I,L.P.

Abstract: At approximately 3:40 a.m. on October 28, 2011, Employees #1 through #3 were rigging and setting up a drilling site. The improve the consistency of the drilling mud, they used two centrifugal mud pumps. One pump built up excessive pressure and its casing failing catastrophically. Flying metal fragments struck all three employees. Employee #1 was hospitalized for unspecified fractures. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized for foreign bodies in their eyes. The suction and discharge valves on the failed pump (Worldwide Model Number XWWE75-12-405T) were not properly operating due to inadequate maintenance.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, DRILLING MUD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUMP, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313502346	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drillers, oil well
2	313502346	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Drillers, oil well
3	313502346	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Drillers, oil well

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