OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557060
ACTION WELL SERVICE INC
FARMINGTON, NM—
Event description
Employee killed in fall when derrick overturns
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a derrickman, was part of an oil well servicing rig crew that was t und was heard overhead, and the tubing and derrick began falling toward the dril ler's side. Employee #1 fell with the derrick and was killed when he was pinned under the derrick by the tubing. The crew members on the ground scattered to saf ety. ripping out 7,600 ft of 2 7/8 in. tubing. Another 7,600 ft of 3 1/2 in. tubing w as standing on the driller's side of the derrick. As the crew finished tripping out, they noticed that the tubing board was leaning toward the off-driller's sid e and its guy line was slack on one side. The guy line was reanchored to the opp osite side, and 35 strands of 3 1/2 in. tubing were transferred to the side with 2 7/8 in. tubing to redistribute the weight. Employee #1 remained at his positi on on the tubing board. When the tubing board appeared to have straightened out, the driller went to return the guy line to its proper anchor. A loud popping so
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 14
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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