Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123426843 - Drillers, Inc. Rig #12

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123426843

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 08/26/1993

Site Address:
Drillers, Inc. Rig #12
County Rd 748, 12 Mi S. Of Groesbeck
Groesbeck, TX 76642

Mailing Address:
9407 Hwy 157, Haughton, LA 71037

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/28/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360906101

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	11			3		14
Current Violations	11			3		14
Initial Penalty	$36,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$36,500
Current Penalty	$18,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,250
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 F03	02/02/1994	02/07/1994	$2,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100151 B	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$2,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100151 C	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100303 B02	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$2,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100303 C	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100303 F	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007A	Serious	19100304 F04	02/02/1994	02/07/1994	$2,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01007B	Serious	19100334 A02 I	02/02/1994	02/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	01008	Serious	19100305 B01	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01009	Serious	19100305 G02 III	02/02/1994	02/08/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100333 A	02/02/1994	02/16/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01011	Serious	19100332 B01	02/02/1994	02/16/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	02001	Other	19040002 A	02/02/1994	02/16/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02002	Other	19100134 B02	02/02/1994	02/16/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02003	Other	19100134 B11	02/02/1994	02/16/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 774422

Event: 08/21/1993

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC PUMP

Three employees were pumping water from a reserve pit to mud tanks at an oil well drilling site. They were using an A.B.S. submersible electric sewage ejector (type SJV) that was plugged into an extension cord set. The cord set was missing the grounding blade on its attachment plug. The pump had a ground fault from water entering the stator. The fault also prevented the pump from working. The employees noticed that no liquid was coming out of the discharge hose and thought that the impeller blades were sticking in the mud. One of them entered the water and placed the pump inside a bucket. When there was still no water flowing from the discharge hose, another employee disconnected the pump from the cord set, connected an SJ Electric Systems mercury float switch to the cord set, and connected the pump's cord to piggyback connector on the pump switch cord. The employee in the water picked up the pump by its handle and received an electric shock. He was given novice cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and was taken to a hospital, where he died of anoxia 3 days later.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, OIL WELL DRILLING, ATTACHMENT PLUG, ELECTRIC PUMP, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123426843			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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