OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221489933

LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC.

COTULLA, TX— 2022-08-17T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Caught In, Counterweight, Crushed, Crushing, Oil Rig, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oil Well Servicing, Pump Jack Scaffold, Torso
NAICS: 213111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346160815
Employer profile: LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC.
Summary number: 221489933
Report ID: 0626000

Event description

Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Pump Jack Counterweights

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 p.m. on August 17, 2022, an employee was a technician checking the pump jack at an oil well to assess the cause of low oil production. The employee was either caught in or between and then struck by the pump jack counterweights. The employee was killed by upper torso crushing injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
2

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