Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100568195 - Prevost Contracting

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100568195

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 05/31/1990

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360330187

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14431746

Event: 05/29/1990

Employee killed when struck by falling wellhead

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100568195			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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