Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114623150 - Polk Drilling Company

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division

Inspection Nr: 114623150

Report ID: 0855610

Date Opened: 01/16/1991

Site Address:
Polk Drilling Company
Jd #9, Koehler Draw 1 Fed. Mkm
Jeffrey City, WY 82310

Mailing Address:
22 Quail Dr., Riverton, WY 82501

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360789705

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14559959

Event: 11/13/1990

Employee dies after aspiring vomit

On the morning of January 13, 1991, Employee #1 went to check his oil well. He had sometime earlier shut down the well due to cold weather. When Employee #1did not return, a family member went to investigate and found him dead, lying on the floor near the door of a treater house. The pumping unit had been started and oil had spilled from the 2 in. lines in the treater house. Employee #1 died from aspiring vomit, but the circumstances around his death remain unclear.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, OIL WELL DRILLING, INHALATION, SPILL, VOMIT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114623150			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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