Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2394559 - Grace Drilling Company

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 2394559

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 06/17/1987

Site Address:
Grace Drilling Company
Henry Austin Aiz Sabin Royalty #1
Danbury, TX 77534

Mailing Address:
300 Marshal Street Suite 1212, Shreaveport, LA 71101

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/17/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360345102

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			4		7
Current Violations	2			4		6
Initial Penalty	$1,760	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,760
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	Other	19100025 D02 I	07/22/1987	07/27/1987	$0	$480	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100215 A04	07/22/1987	07/27/1987	$640	$640	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002B	Serious	19100215 B09	07/22/1987	07/27/1987	$0	$0	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100304 F01 IV	07/22/1987	07/27/1987	$500	$640	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19100022 A01	07/22/1987	07/27/1987	$0	$0	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement
6.	02002	Other	19100133 A01	07/22/1987	07/27/1987	$0	$0	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	02003	Other	19100157 E01	07/27/1987	07/30/1987	$0	$0	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement
8.	02004	Other	19100305 G01 III	07/22/1987	07/30/1987	$0	$0	$0	08/06/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14412597

Event: 06/16/1987

Employee Struck by Falling Steel Hoses

Some employees were working on a plugging operation at a dry hole. A concrete contractor had attached a Chicksan swivel joint to the drill pipe in preparation for plugging the hole with concrete. The swivel joint had steel hose attachments, which were left unsecured during the operation. The weight of the swivel joint and steel hoses caused the drill pipe to lean to one side and misalign with the swivel joint. An air hoist line was connected to the pipe to align the sections. When the pipe had been aligned, Employee #1 and other employees began to turn the drill pipe to thread it into the swivel joint, and the steel hoses fell, striking Employee #1 on the head. He died of his injuries.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2394559			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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