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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100026137 - Gerrity Oil And Gas Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office
Site Address:
Gerrity Oil And Gas Corporation
1/2 Mile S.W. Of 65th & 49th Street
Greeley, CO 80634
Mailing Address:
4100 E. Mississippi #1200, Denver, CO 80222
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1311
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/06/1991
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/27/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360352678 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,750 |
| Current Penalty | $1,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 11/25/1991 | 12/10/1991 | $1,050 | $1,750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101200 G01 | 11/25/1991 | 12/10/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19101200 H | 11/25/1991 | 12/10/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 11/25/1991 | 12/02/1991 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and coworkers on site were replacing piping between the pressurized separator and the earthen overflow pit at an oil/gas well. The workers had already loosened a hammer union near ground level and removed that riser on the east side of the separator. Employee #1 went around to the west side of the tank and hit the hammer union at the top of the next piping to be removed. This union was directly above the tank and as he tapped it, the tank began to leak gas. Employee #1 immediately tapped it closed again. The coworkers did not know that there was a ruptured disk within this union and that it had been disturbed. Moments later the disk blew, the pipe threads sheared off, and a section of piping over 50 ft long struck Employee #1 in the head and killed him. The section of piping then flew 50 to 60 ft out into the field.
Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, OIL WELL DRILLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RUPTURE, PRESSURE PIPING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GAS WELL DRILLING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100026137 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |