Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306202128 - Felderhoff Brothers Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306202128

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 07/02/2003

Site Address:
Felderhoff Brothers Drilling
0.5 Miles N. Of E. Peden Rd In Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX 76179

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 1299, Gainesville, TX 76241

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/2003

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 09/03/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100712652

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	08/14/2003	08/20/2003	$2,700	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200711968

Event: 07/02/2003

Employee killed when struck by drilling rig

On July 2, 2003, employees were attempting to raise the doghouse into position out of the water tank with a bulldozer. The bulldozer was connected to a pull cable that would raise the doghouse out of its container and into a standing, leg-supported position. The doghouse had a folding floor at one end that would drop from a vertical to a horizontal position when the doghouse was raised. Employee #1 entered the doghouse to check on equipment since the doghouse was dropped when it was taken off the transport trailer. There was slack in the line, so employees thought the doghouse was in position. Employees thought the safety pins had been attached because there was so much slack in the cable and an employee was removing the cable from the bulldozer. Employee #1, coming out of the doghouse, was pinned between the doghouse and the folding floor and suffered fatal injuries.

Keywords: RIGGING, DOGHOUSE, PINNED, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, OIL RIG, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306202128			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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