Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1498914 - Loffland Bros Company

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1498914

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 09/04/1984

Site Address:
Loffland Bros Company
Mitchell Energy 1-2-3-104
Bangely, CO 81648

Mailing Address:
703 23 1/2 Rd Po Box 3565, Grand Junction, CO 81502

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/19/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360555429

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	5A0001	10/03/1984	10/06/1984	$700	$700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14506315

Event: 09/03/1984

CRUSHED BY FALLING DRILL PIPE

THE CREW WAS ENGAGED IN PULLING SIX JOINTS, 4 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 30 FEET LONG, OF DRILL PIPE OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE AND PLACING THEM IN THE "V" DOOR. THE JOINT BOTTOMS RESTED ON THE CATWALK ON THE DRILL FLOOR. TWO JOINTS HAD ALREADY BEEN PLACED IN THE "V" DOOR. AS A THIRD JOINT WAS BEING LOWERED DOWN THE PIPE RAMP THE END OF THE PIPE BECAME HUNG UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE RAMP. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT DOWN THE STAIRWAY, ONTO THE CATWALK, AND FREED THE PIPE. HE STARTED TO RETURN TO THE STAIRWAY BY WALKING UNDER THE TWO SUSPENDED JOINTS OF PIPE. ONE JOINT SLIPED OUT OF THE V DOOR AND SLID DOWN THE PIPE RAMP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 BEHIND THE HEAD. HIS HEAD AND NECK WERE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE DRILL STEM AND THE CATWALK. A LACK OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND USE OF IMPROPER WORK PRACTICES CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

Keywords: HEAD, DRILL PIPE, OIL WELL DRILLING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498914			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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