Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1426972 - H & C Well Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1426972

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/03/1984

Site Address:
H & C Well Services Inc
2 Mi West Of Fm 230
Lovelady, TX 75851

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2048, Marshall, TX 75670

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/16/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360548887

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14498232

Event: 09/26/1984

Employee killed when struck by falling sucker rods

Employee #1, a new well servicing rig employee, and was in the area while a crew was pulling rods from the well and hanging them in the finger board. As they were placing a string of sucker rods in the fingers, the string bottomed out on something in the derrick, slipped out of the rod transfer elevator, and fell. Employee #1 was struck on the head by the falling rods and killed. Safety latches on the transfer elevator had been removed to facilitate the work process. There are no OSHA or industry standards requiring that safety devices be used on these elevators.

Keywords: HEAD, SAFETY LATCH, WORK RULES, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426972			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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