Accident Report Detail
Accident: 102597.015 - Employee Is Killed In Oil Rig Explosion
Accident: 102597.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/22/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1290861.015 | 01/22/2018 | Crescent Consulting, Llc | |||||
At 8:37 a.m. on January 22, 2018, five employees were working on an oil rig, tripping out of the wellbore to change a bit. The gas surfaced as the pipe/bit was removed from the well, causing the well to burp. Once the initial burp subsided, another burp occurred and gas fumes found an ignition source, causing a series of explosions on and around the rig. Five employees were in the doghouse, unable to escape and were overcome by smoke and excessive heat. One employee was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
smoke, explosion venting, gas well, gas, heat, smoke inhalation, explosion
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1290861.015 | 60 | M | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) |