Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108742321 - Stride Well Service

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108742321

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 09/10/1992

Site Address:
Stride Well Service
2 Mi W, 3 1/2 Mi S, 1/8 Mi W
Enid, OK 73706

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 10539, Enid, OK 73706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/11/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361146483

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	12/02/1992	12/07/1992	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 772970

Event: 09/09/1992

Employee dies after being struck by oil well horsehead

Employee #1 and his coworkers on an oil well servicing crew had completed replacing a well's pump and reassembling of its pumping unit when the unit's electrical power source was interrupted. This rendered the unit inoperative and required the use of the service rig to simulate the unit's movement in testing the pump. The rig's hoisting capability was to. The rig was connected to the well. Employee #1 grasped a chain to restrain the unit's well-connecting hardware to keep it from interfering with the test. He was standing on the unit base almost directly under the unit's horsehead. As the rig operator started the first upstroke, a connector on the hoisting line caught the horsehead, causing it to dislodge and fall. A bolt to restrain the horsehead to the unit had not been installed. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the horsehead as he tried to evade it. He died shortly thereafter from a crushed head and massive bleeding.

Keywords: HEAD, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, BOLT, WELL SERVICE RIG, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED PANEL, CRUSHED, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108742321			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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