Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 964354.015 - Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office

Inspection Nr: 964354.015

Report ID: 0830300

Date Opened: 03/21/2014

Site Address:
Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.
Highway 200 Approximately Five Miles East Of Highway 85 Ensign Drilling Rig 93
Killdeer, ND 58640

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 17805, Denver, CO 80217

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 211111/Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/2014

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 09/10/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	877313

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 59668.015

Event: 03/20/2014

Employee struck by rig is killed

At 6:15 a.m. on March 20, 2014, an employee was operating the rig at the driller's console. The traveling block crashed into the floor and the employee. The employee's body was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Rigging

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	964354.015	32	M	Fatality		Drillers, oil well

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