Inspection Detail

Inspection: 16984023 - Cactus Drilling Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 16984023

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 07/16/1974

Site Address:
Cactus Drilling Corp
Gomez S Unit 3 Rig 27 2 Mile
Fort Stockton, TX 79735

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/16/1974

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/10/1984

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				4		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$25	$0	$25
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$25	$0	$25
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19100023 C01 I	07/26/1974	08/26/1974	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	19100026 A01 III	07/26/1974	08/26/1974	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	19100027 B01 II	07/26/1974	08/26/1974	$25	$25	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	19100157 D02 I	07/26/1974	07/29/1974	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14413066

Event: 07/16/1974

One employee killed, two injured when struck by tongs

Employee #1, the lead tong man; Employee #2, the motor man; and Employee #3, a driller; were all floorhands of a crew that was tripping out of the hole at drilling rig #64. The top of the tongs slipped down on the clockwise-rotating drill pipe, snapping the snub line and causing the tongs to fly out. The tongs struck the floorhands, killing Employee #1 and injuring Employees #2 and #3. Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: OIL WELL DRILLING, STRUCK BY, TONGS, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	16984023	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	16984023	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
3	16984023	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
4	16984023	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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