Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Denver | ||||
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Nr: 1005350.015 | Report ID: 0830500 | Open Date: 10/23/2014 | ||
Cyclone Drilling, Inc | ||||
Cyclone Rig 17api 05-045-22491-00 Parachute, CO 81635 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells | ||||
Mailing: P.O. Box 908, Gillette, WY 82717 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/07/2015 | |
Emphasis: | L:Oilgas | Close Case: | 06/02/2016 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 916993 |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $13,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,545 |
Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,805 | $0 | $9,805 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Violation Items | |||||||||||
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# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 04/17/2015 | 05/22/2015 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Other | 19100023 A08 II | 04/17/2015 | 05/22/2015 | $2,805 | $2,805 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Deleted | 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19100027 B01 III | 04/17/2015 | 05/22/2015 | $0 | $3,740 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |
Deleted | 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19100027 B01 V | 04/17/2015 | 05/22/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |
Deleted | 5. | 01003C | Serious | 19100027 C04 | 04/17/2015 | 05/22/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 68815.015 | Event: 10/21/2014 | Employee Is Struck By Gate Valve And Is Killed | ||||
At 7:00 p.m. on October 21, 2014, an employee was re-attaching a 2 inch high pressure flexible fill line hose to the unpressurized side of a gate valve, when the 2 inch gate valve separated from a 2 inch pipe nipple containing 2,800 pounds of drilling fluid . The pressurized gate valve struck the employee in the head and he was killed from his injuries. The pressurized side of the gate valve was 2,800 pounds. This gate valve weighed approximately 70 pounds. The gate valve was manufactured and tested in China to strict National Oilwell Varco (NOV) standards. | ||||||
Keywords: struck by, head, pressure piping, accidental discharge | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 1005350.015 | Fatality | Other | Drillers, oil well |