Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115138166 - Beylik Drilling Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau

Inspection Nr: 115138166

Report ID: 0653510

Date Opened: 08/23/1993

Site Address:
Beylik Drilling Inc.
County Road 475 - Hyde Park
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Mailing Address:
3102-B State Road 523, Bernalillo, NM 87004

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/22/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360696009

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 755256

Event: 08/23/1993

Employee killed in water truck crash

Employee #1 was alone, driving a 1980 GMC Brigadier water truck with a gross vehicle weight of 49,650 lb. The truck did not have a Jacobs brake. Employee #1 was driving down a county mountain road that had a general slope of 6 to 8 percent. At mile post 7, an area where the grade increased to 12 percent, the truck experienced brake fade and lost its brakes entirely. Employee #1 drove the truck up a forest access road for 100 meters where it crashed into a storage shed. Employee #1 was killed by the impact. It has been estimated that he was traveling at a speed of 80 km/hr at the time of the impact.

Keywords: BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, COLLISION, TRUCK, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115138166			Fatality	Concussion	Drillers, oil well

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