Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304114200 - Service Drilling Southwest Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304114200

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 03/12/2001

Site Address:
Service Drilling Southwest Llc
Rig #12,Section 900,Blk-43,H&Tc,Lipscomb County,Tx
Lipscomb, TX 79056

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5320, Borger, TX 79008

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/10/2001

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 06/05/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100810878

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
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	5A0001	05/15/2001	05/23/2001	$1,750	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200810893

Event: 03/04/2001

Employee killed when struck by tongs of drilling rig

They were in the process of tripping, running three strands of pipe out of the drilling hole, when apparently slack occurred due to the natural swinging of the tongs. This slack apparently got caught up in the clutch mechanism, which resulted in the tongs being pulled and Employee #1 was caught by the swing of the tongs and struck in the left side. Normally when the tongs are worked, the clutch mechanism allows for the gradual take-up of the cable and then also Employee #1 would not have been in this area.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, DRILL PIPE, TORSO, STRUCK BY, TONGS, OIL RIG, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304114200			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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