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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304967565 - Morgan Well Service

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 304967565
Report ID: 0627700
Date Opened: 12/20/2002

Site Address:
Morgan Well Service
820 North 29th
Chickasha, OK 73018

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 666, Prague, OK 74864

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/2003

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 04/02/2003


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100642859
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty $2,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,500
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 5A0001 03/10/2003 03/28/2003 $2,500 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200642635
Event: 12/19/2002
Employee Killed When Struck in Head by Pipe

On December 19, 2002, an oil well service crew consisting of Employee #1 and 3 coworkers had completed the removal of 2.375-inch tubing out of an existing oil well that needed to be plugged due to bad casing. The crew was using a company owned 185,000 pound capacity telescoping derrick. A welding service company completed the welding of a 10-foot pull sub section of 4.5 inch N-80 casing pipe on the top of the existing casing pipe in the well. The weld included three reinforcing metal plates. The well service crew (plus one helper) started the extraction of some 9,176 feet of 4.5-inch casing pipe from the well. The derrick was set at 82,000 pound pull and connected to the pull sub pipe. A boomer chain was installed on the pull sub pipe to help free up the slips and bowl, and then removed. The casing was raised for removal of the slips and bowl assembly. As the casing and assembly was being moved over to rest on the well service pipe, the pull sub pipe broke due to metal failure (located just above the welded reinforcing metal plates). The pipe flew up and the casing and assembly fell back into the well. During the incident, Employee #1 was struck in the head by the pipe, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 304967565 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported
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