Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100568195 - Prevost Contracting
Inspection Information - Office: Billings
Site Address:
Prevost Contracting
Hwy 13 N. 17 Miles To Se.Sw. Sec 27 T22n
Circle, MT 59215
Mailing Address:
Hrc 59284 Box 2, Lambert, MT 58284
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1389
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: No Insp/Other
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/06/1990
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/06/1990
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360330187 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 had dug down approximately 3 ft around a wellhead to remove it from a wastewater injection well. The well was to be cemented and a metal plate welded over the casing. While Employee #1 was hanging on his line cutting the inside production pipe with a torch, the wellhead fell on him. He suffered multiple injuries to his spleen, liver, and kidneys. a broken collarbone, and several fractured ribs that punctured his lungs. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the hospital in Circle, MT.
Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, WELLHEAD, FALLING OBJECT, PUNCTURE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100568195 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Supervisors, extractive occupations |