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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312376908 - J & C Casing Pullers & Plugging Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office
Site Address:
J & C Casing Pullers & Plugging Llc
403 N Harmon Road
Cushing, OK 74023
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1389
NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/06/2009
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: L:Oilgas
Case Closed: 04/02/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100646041 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $28,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $13,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 02/10/2009 | 03/05/2009 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100132 D01 | 02/10/2009 | 03/05/2009 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Willful | 5A0001 | 02/10/2009 | 03/05/2009 | $13,000 | $14,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02002 | Willful | 5A0001 | 02/10/2009 | 03/05/2009 | $0 | $14,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On August 27, 2008, the Casing Pulling and Plugging company was contracted by the production company to plug the well to be abandoned. The crew had set the bottom plug and had pulled approximately two joints of tubing out of the well when the well started to kick. The crew was working with the open hole; no well control device was being used. The well rapidly started to increase pressure with oil spraying as high as 60 feet according to witnesses. The mist was blowing over the cement pumping equipment, which was operating within 20 feet of the well, when the oil mist ignited. According to witnesses, the ignition started at the trucks pumping the concrete and water. One witness observed the flame travel from the trucks into the out of control well. The employee was on the tubing board with no emergency means of escape. The employee jumped from the tubing board approximately 45 feet to the ground. The employee, according to witnesses, crawled out of the fire where crew members carried the employee approximately 300 feet to the edge of the field where paramedics pronounced him dead.
Keywords: BURN, FIRE, OIL WELL DRILLING, EXPLOSION, OIL WELL SERVICING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 312376908 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Drillers, oil well |