Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170080022 - Two Killed, Two Injured In Premature Dynamite Explosion
Accident: 170080022 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/31/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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110344967 | 06/02/1994 | 7361 | Labor Express, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
110345048 | 06/01/1994 | 1389 | Paw Drilling & Well Service | ||||
At 9:00 a.m. on May 31, 1994, a four-man crew was preparing to dynamite a dead gas well to salvage the tubing. The dynamite exploded prematurely approximately 2 feet below the crew standing on the platform of the rig. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were thrown 17 feet and 6 feet, respectively, from the platform and were killed. Employee #3 remained on the platform, but lost both legs. Employee #4 was thrown 2 feet from the platform and lost one leg. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Weather may be a factor; there were lightning storms that morning. The foreman was a licensed blaster with years of experience. | |||||||
Keywords:
gas well, lightning, explosion, gas well drilling, platform, dynamite
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 110344967 | Occupation Not Listed | |||||
2 | 110345048 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 110345048 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 110345048 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 110345048 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |