Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562592 - Pump Truck Operator Is Killed When Struck by Counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 201562592 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/30/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314192915	01/31/2011	4212	484220	C-D Mcmullin Trucking Llc

Abstract: On January 31, 2011, Employee #1, a 32-year-old truck driver for C-D McMullin Trucking LLC, pulled onto a Newfield Production well site to pull a load of water from the pit. Employee #1 hooked up the hose to the truck and started pulling water from the pit. Then, he crossed a fence barrier onto a concrete pad supporting the well head pump jack. The pump jack was operating at the time and the counterweights rotated, striking Employee #1 on the head killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, COUNTERBALANCE, STRUCK BY, PUMP, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314192915			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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