Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312602089 - L & M Drilling Inc. Dba Mattlock Drilling Lp

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312602089

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 03/18/2009

Site Address:
L & M Drilling Inc. Dba Mattlock Drilling Lp
Weyman 23 #2
Garden City, TX 79739

Mailing Address:
Po Box 60308, Midland, TX 79711

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/2009

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 10/07/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100814243

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6					6
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$9,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,150
Current Penalty	$5,513	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,513
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/31/2009	09/11/2009	$2,800	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100219 D01	08/31/2009	09/11/2009	$438	$875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100304 G05	08/31/2009	09/11/2009	$275	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100305 A02 X	08/31/2009	09/18/2009	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100305 G02 III	08/31/2009	09/11/2009	$875	$875	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01006A	Serious	19100305 G02 III	08/31/2009	09/11/2009	$875	$875	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	01007A	Serious	19100305 A02 X	08/31/2009	09/18/2009	$2,000	$0	$0	Q - National Office Adjustment
8.	01007B	Serious	19100305 G02 III	08/31/2009	09/11/2009	$0	$0	$0	Q - National Office Adjustment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200812808

Event: 03/17/2009

Employee Is Struck in the Head by Drill Pipe, Later Dies

At approximately 6:00 a.m. on March 17, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker, part of a drill crew, removed a drill pipe and placed it in the mouse hole. A casing crew was using an air hoist to pick it up. A chain was attached to the drill pipe, and the casing crew began picking up the drill pipe from the mouse hole. The casing crew hand pushed the drill pipe toward the vee door. The pipe hit something and would not continue to go down the vee door ramp. They began to pick up on the drill pipe, and it fell out of the chain. The pipe struck Employee #1 in the back of his head. He was hospitalized and died on March 22, 2009.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312602089			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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