Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313640880 - Steve'S Oilfield Service Dba Sos Crane And Truckin

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 11, 2010, Employee #1, a swamper, and a coworker, the crane operator, were in the process of delivering pipes to an existing oil field site, using a truck mounted crane. The truck was pulling a long trailer bed full of pipes. Upon parking at the very same location they had parked earlier that morning, Employee #1 attempted to complete a prejob inspection checklist. Employee #1 then proceeded to move the boom around and back to reach the rear of the trailer where the pipes were located. The pipes were to be transferred to the metal racks located along the southwest wall of the facility. The yard was narrow at that particular location, bordered on the northeast by a 12KV power line and on the southwest by metal storage racks with pipes stored on it. As the coworker moved the boom to his left, the boom apparently encroached into the ten foot clearance, and power arched from the powerline to the load line and energized the entire truck, including the trailer. Employee #1 started to run away from the burning tires but his only route of exit was through the front end of the truck. As Employee #1 passed through this restricted opening, his left hip made contact with the right front corner of the bumper as his left hip made contact with a metal pipe on the rack. Employee #1 was later found by the coworker, lying face down on the ground adjacent to the front bumper.

Keywords: SHOCK, TRUCK, TRAILER, CRANE