Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300581352 - Kent Ohlhausen Dba Ohlhausen Oil Company

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300581352

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 10/16/2000

Site Address:
Kent Ohlhausen Dba Ohlhausen Oil Company
726 Fm 89
Abilene, TX 79606

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/17/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100810712

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	19040008	11/02/2000	11/08/2000	$150	$750	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200810802

Event: 10/11/2000

Employee killed when struck by broken pipe

Employee #1 and a coworker, of Ohlhausen Oil Company, were cutting off a plugged oil well in accordance with requirements that this occur 3 ft below the ground. A backhoe operator from Funderburger, Inc., had excavated the area around the well down to a depth of 4 ft. Employee #1 and the coworker were in this excavation and were using a cutting torch to remove an approximately 2 in. band from around the 9 5/8 in. (outer diameter) outer pipe. The cut band did not fall free and they had to then cut a small area out of it to reach the inner pipe. They had cut approximately half-way through the inner pipe when it suddenly broke off, moved rapidly, and struck Employee #1 on the temple. He was killed by the blow. The inner pipe had torn because of the downward pull and weight of the 102,000 lb pipe and the 130,000 lb concrete plug.

Keywords: HEAD, PIPE PLUG, OVERLOADED, OIL WELL SERVICING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300581352			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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