Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79408.015 - Employee killed in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 79408.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/11/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1088092.015	08/12/2015		213112	Viva Well Servicing Company, Lp

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 11, 2015, an employee was killed in a flash fire while working on controls to work over a rig. The employee and coworkers were working a pump jack and trying to get it flowing again when the well began to come in. The employees were trying to close BOP and close the valve when the gas found a heat source, causing a sudden fire.

Keywords: Fire, Gas, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1088092.015	34	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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