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Inspection Information - Office: New Mexico | ||||
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| Nr: 108513078 | Report ID: 0653510 | Open Date: 06/12/1991 | ||
| Four Corners Drilling | ||||
| 5651 Highway 64 Farmington, NM 87499 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1381/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 1067, Farmington, NM 87499 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/12/1991 | |
| Emphasis: | L:Oilgas | Close Case: | 03/09/1992 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 36592921 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Serious | 90005 A | 12/03/1991 | 12/09/1991 | $900 | $900 | $0 | 12/12/1991 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 755108 | Event: 05/09/1991 | Employee Dies When Struck In Head By Gas Well Hose Line | ||||
| AT APPROXIMATELY 4:18 A.M. ON MAY 9, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INVOLVED IN REMOVING CHAINS AND BOOMERS FROM THE BLOW PREVENTER DURING THE COMPLETION OF A GAS WELL INSTALLATION. THESE CHAINS AND BOOMERS HAPPENED TO BE LOCATED OVER THE ADAPTER THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED BETWEEN THE DRILLERS' MUD TANK BULL HOSE AND THE SERVICE COMPANY'S RECEIVER TANK BULL HOSE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 LEANED OVER TO LOOSEN A BOOMER, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE MUD LINE. WHEN THE PRESSURE CAME ON, THE ADAPTER FAILED, CAUSING ONE OF THE 2-INCH BULL HOSE LINES, WITH A SECTION OF THE ADAPTER ATTACHED, TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 A FATAL BLOW TO THE HEAD. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THE HOSE CONNECTION WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A WIPP CHECK SAFETY CHAIN. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, work rules, gas well drilling, hose, high pressure, struck by | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 108513078 | Fatality | Concussion | Drillers, oil well | ||