OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465264
GLOBE DRILLING CO INC
TROUP, TX—
Event description
CONFINED SPACE ENTRY-HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1'S TASK WAS TO GAUGE THE FLUID BACKFLOWING FROM A NATURAL GAS WELL IN TO A FRAC TANK. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS BY LOOKING THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN TH E TANK ROOF. AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY ENTERED THE TANK, WHIC H WAS KNOWN TO HAVE AN ATMOSPERE WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND HEA LTH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1640
- Task assigned
- 1
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