Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1029849.015 - Trio Equipment Rentals & Services, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1029849.015

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 02/06/2015

Site Address:
Trio Equipment Rentals & Services, Llc
Mccoy Rafter 4h/Psa 1h/501h/502h Mccoy 501h Lat 28degrees 37 13.9 N Long 98degree 13 8.8 W
Whitsett, TX 78075

Mailing Address:
P O Box 2208, Alice, TX 78332

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2015

Emphasis: P:Oilgas, L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 07/24/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Referral	945648	Yes
Inspection	1041457	Yes
Inspection	1041293	Yes
Inspection	1041442	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 71122.015

Event: 02/05/2015

Employee was hospitalized after being struck-by high pressur

At 5:15 p.m. on February 5, 2015, an employee was watching water pressure testing (water pressure was at 9500 psi) when the bolts broke on the flange between two pipes it was holding together that were being tested. The employee was then struck-by debris from a high pressure explosion resulting in hospitalization for his injuries.

Keywords: Bolt, Pressure Release, Struck By, Test Equipment, Water Pipe

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1029849.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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