Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300474657 - Welltech Mid-Continent

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300474657

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 04/15/1997

Site Address:
Welltech Mid-Continent
12.5 Miles West Of Fairview Ok 73737
Fairview, OK 73737

Mailing Address:
3801 Valley Park Drive, El Reno, OK 73036

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100640374

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260602 A03 I	05/27/1997	05/30/1997	$6,300	$6,300	$0	06/12/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200640514

Event: 04/10/1997

Employee drowns when truck overturns into pond

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on April 10, 1997, Employee #1, an inexperienced truck driver, was operating truck #311, a tractor with a gravel trailer. He was hauling gravel over an existing, narrow, one-lane dirt and gravel access lease road. The final approach to the site involved coming off a terrace, going down a steep hill, and coming up another steep hill to the existing well site, which was the starting point for new construction. The crew supervisor had left by the time Employee #1 was making his run, and rain showers had began in the mid-afternoon, causing the road to become wet, muddy, and slippery. Employee #1 successfully negotiated the downgrade, but then ran off the south side of the earthen dam. His truck flipped over in the water pond and he sustained injuries that prevented him from escaping the vehicle. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: STORM, STEEP GRADE, INEXPERIENCE, OIL WELL SERVICING, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRACTOR TRAILER, DROWN, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300474657			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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