Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 727461.015 - United Drilling Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 727461.015

Report ID: 0627500

Date Opened: 09/22/2012

Site Address:
United Drilling Inc.
United Rig #43 Hwy 285, 10 Miles Sth. On 285
Fort Stockton, TX 79735

Mailing Address:
109 West Pine Lodge Road, Roswell, NM 88201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/2012

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 03/21/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	577650

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 37976.015

Event: 09/21/2012

Employee struck in head by wire rope fragments and is killed

At 4:15 p.m. on September 21, 2012, an employee was lowering a kelly into a hole when the wire rope snapped. This caused a line snapback, sending shrapnel to disburse upward. The flying metal pieces struck the employee on the right side of his forehead. While he was wearing a hard hat at the time of the incident, the shrapnel went through the hard hat and lodged in his brain. The employee died as a result of his injuries sustained.

Keywords: Broken Cable, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Rigging, Struck By, Wire Rope

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	727461.015	33	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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