Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1263184.015 - Pioneer Energy Services

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1263184.015

Report ID: 0627500

Date Opened: 09/08/2017

Site Address:
Pioneer Energy Services
Pioneer Rig 82, Dogwood State Lease, Well Number 109ah, 12.4 Miles W Of Toyah, Tx.
Toyah, TX 79785

Mailing Address:
4401 E. Hwy 80, Midland, TX 79706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/08/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1262395

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,934
Current Penalty	$12,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,934
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	19100181 I03 I	01/30/2018	06/13/2019	$12,934	$12,934	$0	02/23/2018	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 98928.015

Event: 09/08/2017

Employee is struck and killed by a tubular

At 10:00 a.m. on September 8, 2017, an employee was attaching a tag rope to the 4.75 inch Non Magnetic Drill Collar of the Bottom Hole Assembly that was attached to a 4.75 inch lifting sub before it was put on the 4.5 inch Elevator Slim Hole F/XT43 250 TON MGG Extreme Bore. The employee reached over to grab the tag rope while the Non Magnetic Drill Collar was being lifted by the elevators. The NMDC slipped out of the elevators and struck the employee in the head and chest. The employee sustained a fatal strike to the head and chest from the tubular, and was pronounced dead on the scene when EMS arrived.

Keywords: Head, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1263184.015	28	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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