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Case Status: OPEN |
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Inspection: 1455499.015 - Sojourner Drilling Corporation
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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office | ||||
| Nr: 1455499.015 | Report ID: 0627510 | Open Date: 01/11/2020 | ||
| Sojourner Drilling Corporation | ||||
| Sojourner Ranch Kenneth Scott Heater Anson, TX 79501 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | ||||
| Mailing: 810 Anson Ave, Abilene, TX 79601 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/13/2020 | |
| Emphasis: | P:Oilgas, L:Gifall, L:Oilgas | Close Case: | ||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1533461 | |||
Case Status: OPEN |
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $44,531 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44,531 |
| Current Penalty | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $4,450 | $9,446 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100146 D04 I | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $4,450 | $9,446 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100146 D05 III | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | C - Contested | |
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100146 E01 | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $4,450 | $9,446 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100146 G01 | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $4,450 | $9,446 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01005A | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $3,200 | $6,747 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01005B | Serious | 19101200 F06 II | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | C - Contested | |
| 8. | 02001 | Other | 19100132 D02 | 07/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/03/2020 | C - Contested |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 123127.015 | Event: 01/11/2020 | One Employee Is Injured And The Other Is Killed In Heater Tr | ||||
| At 10:45 a.m. on January 11, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an oil and gas opera tion company, was overseeing a Kenneth Scott heater treater welding repair. Empl oyee #2 emptied the remaining fluids in the heater treater. Employee #1 power wa shed the heater treater to remove any remaining flammable materials and ensure t hat it was safe for welding. After Employee #1 finished washing the heater treat er he notified a coworker, the contract welder, that he could begin setting up t o patch the hole in the heater treater. Before the welder could start work, an e xplosion occurred catching Employee #1 and Employee #2 in the blast. Employee #2 only received minor burns and was treated but did not require hospitalization. Employee #1 was hospitalized, where he later died from second degree burns. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, cleaning, explosion, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, gas, oil well drilling/servicing, oil well servicing, repair, welder, welding | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 1455499.015 | Fatality | ||||