TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office | ||||
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| Nr: 975580.015 | Report ID: 0627510 | Open Date: 04/30/2014 | ||
| Ameriflow Energy Services, Llc | ||||
| Pecos Estates 4h-3h Rki Orla, TX 79770 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | ||||
| Mailing: 605 West Main St., Artesia, NM 88210 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/30/2014 | |
| Emphasis: | P:Oilgas, L:Oilgas | Close Case: | 01/27/2016 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 888707 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,600 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 10/16/2014 | 11/20/2014 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | 12/24/2014 | J - ALJ Decision | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 61369.015 | Event: 04/30/2014 | Two Employees Are Struck By Metal From Exploding Sand Separa | ||||
| At 12:00 a.m. on April 30, 2014, flow-back employees opened the 4H well head that was connected to a sand separator which was under pressure. The sand separator is connected to a sand box collector on one end and a manifold on the other end. Employee #1 was seen closing the valve between the sand separator and the sand box collector. The pathway from the sand separator and the manifold were closed, including all 5 valves. Employee #2 delivered some product and walked towards employee #1 to get a haul delivery ticket signed. Both employees were in the pressurized zone area of wellhead #4H when the explosion occurred. The pressure increased in the sand separator which was not equipped with a pressure relief valve. According to witnesses, Employee #1 and Employee #1 sustained severe head trauma from shrapnel released by the exploded metal pressure vessel and were killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: structural collapse, blowout--oil well, compressed gas, air pressure, pressure piping, rigging, pressure vessel, oil well drilling/servicing, explosion, struck by | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 975580.015 | Fatality | Other | Drillers, oil well | ||
| 2 | 975580.015 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy | ||