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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557243

AZTEC WELL SERVICING CO

AZTEC, NM—

Event
WORK RULES, SMOKING, GAS WELL DRILLING, BURN, INSTALLING, FIRE, NATURAL GAS
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14960439
Employer profile
AZTEC WELL SERVICING CO
Summary number
14557243
Report ID
653510

Event description

Ten employees burned in gas well fire

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #10 were preparing to install a liner handler on the produc tion string of a natural gas well. The stripping rubber was removed from the blo wout protector prior to installing the hanger. One employee lit a cigarette, sta rting a fire. Employees #1 through #10 sustained burns and were hospitalized. Th e blowout protector could not be closed because it had 3 1/2 in. rams in it and 4 1/2 in. casing through it.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #2 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #3 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #4 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #5 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #6 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #7 Hospitalized Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #8 Hospitalized Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #9 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    14
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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