Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301010799 - Berentz Drilling Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301010799

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 10/03/1997

Site Address:
Berentz Drilling Company Inc.
7 Miles W. Of Eureka On K-54
Eureka, KS 66045

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 782228, Wichita, KS 67278

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1382

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/29/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101340347

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	11	1		2		14
Current Violations	11	1		2		14
Initial Penalty	$10,350	$21,000	$0	$0	$0	$31,350
Current Penalty	$5,175	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$15,675
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	5A0001	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100023 C01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100027 D05	04/02/1998	04/16/1998	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006A	Serious	19100106 B02 IIF	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$225	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006B	Serious	19100106 G08	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01006C	Serious	19100106 G09	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01006D	Serious	19100157 D01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01007	Serious	19100110 C05 IH	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01008A	Serious	19100151 B	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$525	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01008B	Serious	19100151 C	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01009	Serious	19100212 A01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01010A	Serious	19100219 B01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$225	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01010B	Serious	19100219 B02	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01010C	Serious	19100219 C04 I	04/02/1998	04/16/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
17.	01010D	Other	19100219 D01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01010E	Other	19100219 E03 I	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01011A	Serious	19101200 E01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$225	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01011B	Serious	19101200 F05 I	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01011C	Serious	19101200 F05 II	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	01011D	Serious	19101200 G08	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	01011E	Serious	19101200 H01	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	02001	Willful	19100132 A	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$10,500	$21,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
25.	03001	Other	19100141 C01 I	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	03002	Other	19100141 D02 I	04/02/1998	06/01/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201340213

Event: 10/03/1997

Employee killed in fall from oil rig

Employee #1 and a coworker were on an oil rig, stowing a monkey board. The board apparently fell back down and knocked Employee #1 off the derrick. He fell 60 ft and was killed. Neither Employee #1 nor his coworker were wearing any form of fall protection.

Keywords: DERRICK, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, DERRICK PLATFORM, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301010799			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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