Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308063858 - Saber Drilling Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308063858

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 06/01/2005

Site Address:
Saber Drilling Company, Inc.
Ns 413, 1/4 Mi. South Of Hwy 9
Eufaula, OK 74432

Mailing Address:
1501 N. Harvey Rd., Seminole, OK 74868

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2005

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 09/19/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100644145

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	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	19100184 C09	07/22/2005	07/26/2005	$4,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200643245

Event: 05/30/2005

Employee Dies in Gas Well Drilling Operation

At 1:45 p.m. on May 30, 2005, Employee #1 and Employee #2, working as part of a four-man crew, were drilling a new gas well. The drilling operations required the replacement of a lower spool when changing from 7-in. pipe to 4-in. pipe. A representative from another company delivered the replacement spool. At this time, the employees' supervisor left the work area and the representative directed the crew to remove the 18,000-lbs stack as one piece, in order to prevent disassembling the unit and to save time. The stack consisted of the spool to be replaced, a blowout preventer, upper spool and rotary head. Chains had been hooked to two of four attachments on the blowout preventer. The stack was lifted several times, and despite the lower spool being mostly unbolted, it was stuck to the blowout preventer. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were using pry bars to free the spool, when the top heavy stack fell over and struck both employees. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 received multiple bruises but his injuries did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: CHEST, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, WELL, NATURAL GAS, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308063858			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	308063858			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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