Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108917543 - Ashtola Drilling Co. Limited

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108917543

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 03/29/1994

Site Address:
Ashtola Drilling Co. Limited
Th Cherry Homes Well #4
4 Mi Nw Of Wizard Wells, TX 76046

Mailing Address:
Rt 2 Box 750, Graham, TX 79105

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360908552

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19260021 B02	04/22/1994	04/28/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 566265

Event: 03/28/1994

OIL DRILLING WORKER KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 TRUCKS

ON APRIL 28, 1994, SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A DRILL RIG TO A NEW LOCATION. SOME EQUIPMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN UNLOADED WHEN ONE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO MOVE A TRUCK (#18) OVER A HILL TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS AND QUIT BEFORE HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL. HE OBTAINED SOME FUEL, ADDED IT TO THE TRUCK'S FUEL TANK AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE UP THE HILL. FOR SOME REASON THE TRUCK WOULDN'T PULL OVER THE HILL, SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TOLD THE DRIVER OF TRUCK #18 TO BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL SO HE (THE SECOND EMPLOYEE) COULD PULL IN FRONT OF HIM WITH TRUCK #17, HOOK ON AND PULL HIM OVER THE HILL. THE DRIVER OF TRUCK #18 BACKED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND THE DRIVER OF TRUCK #17 THEN BACKED WITHIN 4 OR 5 FEET OF HIM AND STOPPED. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS TO HOOK UP THE WINCH LINE. AT THAT TIME THE SITE TOOL PUSHER CALLED TO THE DRIVER OF TRUCK #18, CAUSING HIM TO TURN TO THE REAR OF HIS TRUCK. (THE ABSTRACT DISCONTINUES HERE, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE CONTINUATION PAGE HAS BEEN LOST. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OBVIOUSLY CRUSHED BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS, SOMEHOW, WHILE HE WAS HOOKING UP THE WINCH CABLE. W.G.)

Keywords: WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, CRUSHED, TRUCK, OIL RIG, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108917543			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Drillers, oil well

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