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Inspection: 16984023 - Cactus Drilling Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 16984023
Report ID: 0627400
Date Opened: 07/16/1974

Site Address:
Cactus Drilling Corp
Gomez S Unit 3 Rig 27 2 Mile
Fort Stockton, TX 79735

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:  

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/16/1974

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/10/1984

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 4
Current Violations 4 4
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $25 $0 $25
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $25 $0 $25
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 Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Other 19100023 C01 I 07/26/1974 08/26/1974 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 19100026 A01 III 07/26/1974 08/26/1974 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 19100027 B01 II 07/26/1974 08/26/1974 $25 $25 $0 -  
4. 01004 Other 19100157 D02 I 07/26/1974 07/29/1974 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14413066
Event: 07/16/1974
One employee killed, two injured when struck by tongs

Employee #1, the lead tong man; Employee #2, the motor man; and Employee #3, a driller; were all floorhands of a crew that was tripping out of the hole at drilling rig #64. The top of the tongs slipped down on the clockwise-rotating drill pipe, snapping the snub line and causing the tongs to fly out. The tongs struck the floorhands, killing Employee #1 and injuring Employees #2 and #3. Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: OIL WELL DRILLING, STRUCK BY, TONGS, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 16984023 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported
2 16984023 Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported
3 16984023 Non Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported
4 16984023 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported
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