Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14492698 - Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Exposure
Accident: 14492698 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 04/14/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1592054 | 04/18/1984 | 1389 | Newpark Drilling Fluids | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
1592039 | 04/16/1984 | 1381 | Sierra Drilling Company Rig #1 | ||||
ONE EMPLOYEE WAS OVERCOME BY HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS AT THE WEST END OF THE MUD PIT. FOUR EMPLOYEES RUSHED TO HIS RESCUE. THEY WERE CARRYING HIM AWAY FROM THE MUD PIT WHEN THEY WERE ALSO OVERCOME. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE KILLED AND THREE WERE HOSPITALIZED. | |||||||
Keywords:
respiratory, confined space, hydrogen sulfide, oil well drilling, mud pit
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1592054 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors, extractive occupations | |||
2 | 1592039 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Drillers, oil well | |||
3 | 1592039 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Drillers, oil well | |||
4 | 1592039 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Drillers, oil well | |||
5 | 1592039 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Drillers, oil well |