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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2957413 - Permian Servicing Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau
Site Address:
Permian Servicing Co Inc
Mable Hale 3 Eddy County
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Mailing Address:
8600 Lovington Highway, Hobbs, NM 88240
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1389
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/18/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/20/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360765820 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $400 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 90005 A | 01/03/1986 | 01/06/1986 | $400 | $400 | $0 | 01/24/1986 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
ON JULY 8, 1985, THE EMPLOYEES WERE PREPARING TO BACKFLOW AN OIL AND GAS WELL AFTER TREATING IT WITH 20% HYDROGEN CHLORIDE COMBINED WITH 700 STANDARD CUBIC FEET OF NITROGEN. A FLOW LINE CONSISTING OF A WACO MODEL DR 150 W PLUG VALVE, A HUBER-HERCULES 460 T JUNCTION, A WALWORTH 1796 (200 WOG) PLUG VALVE AND A THORNHILL CRAVER UNIBOLT ADJUSTABLE CHOKE WITH A ONE INCH ORIFICE. THE CHOKE VALVE WAS CONNECTED TO A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE LEADING TO A FRAC TANK. THE PRESSURE IN THE OIL AND GAS WELL WAS MEASURED AT 3150 PSIG WHEN THE FLOW LINE WAS INSTALLED. ALL VALVES WERE OPEN EXCEPT THE WACO PLUG VALVE, WHICH WAS LEAKING. THE CHOKE VALVE WAS OPEN TO A SCALE READING OF 12/64. BEFORE THE WACO VALVE COULD BE OPENED, APPROXIMATELY 600 PSI OF PRESSURE DEVELOPED IN THE PUMPING "T". THE WALWORTH PLUG VALVE RUPTURED, BREAKING THE CASING INTO AT LEAST TWO SECTIONS. ONE SECTION STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT, SMASHING THE HAT AND CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. HE WAS KILLED. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED.
Keywords: HEAD, VALVE, RUPTURE, HIGH PRESSURE, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2957413 | Fatality | Concussion | Drillers, oil well | ||
| 2 | 2957413 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Drillers, oil well | ||
| 3 | 2957413 | Hospitalized injury | Hearing Loss | Drillers, oil well |