Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107713133 - Howard Drilling Company

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107713133

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 09/22/1994

Site Address:
Howard Drilling Company
P.O. Box 776
Perryton, TX 79070

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 806, Beaver, OK 73932

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360972566

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260601 B04	10/20/1994	12/08/1994	$2,000	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008	10/20/1994	10/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19260021 B02	10/20/1994	12/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02003	Other	19260059 E01	10/20/1994	12/08/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14493571

Event: 09/17/1994

Employee crushed to death between truck and drilling rig

Employee #1 was standing between the back of a water truck and the back of a drilling rig watching a drilling operation. The driver of the water truck got into the truck to move it off the site and he inadvertently put the truck in reverse gear instead of first gear. After he let out the clutch, he realized that he was moving backward and he hit the brakes. Unfortunately, he had already hit the back of the drilling rig and crushed Employee #1 to death. The water truck was not equipped with a back-up alarm.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107713133			Fatality	Other	Drillers, earth

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