Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1642649.015 - Axis Energy Services

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1642649.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 01/09/2023

Site Address:
Axis Energy Services
72870 Fairpoint New Athens Road
Saint Clairsville, OH 43950

Mailing Address:
199 Corporate Rd, Longview, TX 75603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1985127

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 152723.015

Event: 01/09/2023

Employee is killed when struck by platform

At 3:00 a.m. on January 9, 2023, an employee threw a knife up to a coworker on a derrick platform and instructed him to cut the rope holding up a removable metal grate that was part of the workover rig derrick platform. The coworker cut the rope while the rope while the employee was standing directly beneath the platform. The section of platform fell approximately 10 feet and struck the employee in the head. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to the head.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Derrick Platform, Falling Object, Grate, Head, Knife, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Rope, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1642649.015	44	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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