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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 114638034 - Enserch Exploration, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division
Site Address:
Enserch Exploration, Inc.
Jd #8, Rig #16
Douglas, WY 82633
Mailing Address:
301 S. Harwood, Ste 760 West, Dallas, TX 75201
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1311
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/20/1994
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: L:Oilserv
Case Closed: 12/19/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362318073 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,625 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,625 | $0 | $1,625 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01003 | Other | OS080003 M | 09/08/1994 | 11/30/1994 | $1,625 | $1,625 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a production supervisor at a gas well site 68 miles NE of Douglas, WY, was allegedly told about a buildup of high pressure in the well. He asked a rig floorhand to accompany him to the treater building to reconfigure the valves. Employee #1 and the floorhand closed the valves on the blowdown line and the separator and opened the valve to the treater. They left the valve on the sales line closed. The two men then returned to the wellhead where Employee #1 instructed the operator to crack the valve to bleed off pressure. The heater treater was a low pressure vessel with a working pressure of 50 lb psig, and the pressure being bled off through it from the well casing amounted to 360 lb psig. When Employee #1 returned to the treater building shortly thereafter, an explosion occurred, killing him.
Keywords: EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, GAS WELL DRILLING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114638034 | Fatality | Fracture | Supervisors, extractive occupations |