Inspection Detail

Inspection: 713271 - Reliance Well Service

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 713271

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 07/02/1986

Site Address:
Reliance Well Service
Hwy. 19, 9 Miles South
Magnolia, AR 71753

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 611, Magnolia, AR 71753

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/10/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360689178

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
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	Serious	19100027 D02	07/23/1986	09/09/1986	$280	$280	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100036 B02	07/23/1986	09/09/1986	$280	$280	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14237747

Event: 07/01/1986

Employee killed in fall from derrick

Employee #1, a derrickman, was a member of a well service rig crew that was pulling sucker rods from an oil well to replace a pump unit. Thirty thribble sections, each measuring 75 ft, had been pulled and racked in the derrick. The operator apparently miscounted the number of connections for the rod as it came out of the hole; thinking it was the second box (connection) instead of the third, he continued to pull. The rig did not have an anti-two-blocking device, so the traveling block was pulled into the crown block, snapping the 1 in. wire rope. The traveling block and string of rod fell, knocking Employee #1 from the rod basket of the derrick. He fell 78 ft and struck against the block. Employee #1 died of massive fractures and injuries.

Keywords: DERRICK, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, STRUCK AGAINST, BROKEN CABLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, TWO-BLOCKING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	713271			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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