Inspection Detail
Inspection: 14960439 - Aztec Well Servicing Co
Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau
Site Address:
Aztec Well Servicing Co
Childers 3 Sec T31h R11w
Aztec, NM 87410
Mailing Address:
P O Box B, Aztec, NM 87410
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1381
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/25/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/26/1985
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 36593028 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $840 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $840 |
Current Penalty | $840 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $840 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 5000095A01 | 12/31/1984 | 01/03/1985 | $420 | $420 | $0 | 01/15/1985 | - | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 5000095A01 | 12/31/1984 | 01/03/1985 | $420 | $420 | $0 | 01/15/1985 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 through #10 were preparing to install a liner handler on the production string of a natural gas well. The stripping rubber was removed from the blowout protector prior to installing the hanger. One employee lit a cigarette, starting a fire. Employees #1 through #10 sustained burns and were hospitalized. The blowout protector could not be closed because it had 3 1/2 in. rams in it and 4 1/2 in. casing through it.
Keywords: WORK RULES, SMOKING, GAS WELL DRILLING, BURN, INSTALLING, FIRE, NATURAL GAS
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 14960439 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Administrators, education and related fields | ||
2 | 14960439 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Administrators, education and related fields | ||
3 | 14960439 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Administrators, education and related fields | ||
4 | 14960439 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Administrators, education and related fields | ||
5 | 14960439 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Administrators, education and related fields |