OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14413074

CACTUS DRILLING CORP

Fort Stockton, TX— 1974-07-16T00:00:00

Event: BURN,BUTANE,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,OIL WELL DRILLING,SMOKING,GAS LEAK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Planned
Activity number: #16984023
Employer profile: CACTUS DRILLING CORP
Summary number: 14413074
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee killed in trailer house fire

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:15 a.m., Employee #1 awoke in his trailer house at an oil dri lling rig. When he lit a cigarette, a butane leak caused the trailer house to ig nite. Employee #1 sustained burns over 80 percent of his body and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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