Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308066174 - The Rosel Company

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308066174

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 09/14/2005

Site Address:
The Rosel Company
11 Miles N.,2 Miles E.,1/2 Mile N. Of Four Corners
Guymon, OK 73942

Mailing Address:
302 S Clay Ave., Liberal, KS 67901

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: 09/29/2005

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 03/08/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100644343

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500
Current Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/01/2006	03/06/2006	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100109 E04 IV	02/01/2006	03/06/2006	$3,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100332 B01	02/01/2006	03/06/2006	$2,000	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100333 A	02/01/2006	03/06/2006	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200643302

Event: 09/12/2005

Perforating Gun Kills Employee and Injures Another

On September 12, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were conducting oil and gas well wire line activities in the conversion of a well into an injection disposal well. They had logged the well, set an explosive bridge plug, and cemented the plug. They prepared an electrically initiated perforating gun that consisted of 36 shape charges in an 11-ft-long steel tube that was to be lowered into the well. The gun accidently discharged, and Employee #1 was hit with at least one charge on the upper thighs, which nearly severed both legs. Employee #2 was blown back onto the service rig floor and wellhead area. He had shrapnel wounds over his entire body and sustained nerve damage to a leg. Both employees were airlifted to a hospital. Employee #1 died upon arrival, and Employee #2 was treated and hospitalized until the next day. After he was released he required further medical treatment. The wire line was still energized from the prior logging activity and a check for the presence of electrical energy on the wire line was not conducted. This test would have shown electrical energy present on the wire line center conductor, and in all likelihood would have prevented the accident.

Keywords: WELL SERVICE RIG, EXPLOSIVES, WELL, TORSO, PERFORATING GUN, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, LEG, OIL WELL PERFORATING, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308066174			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	308066174			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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