OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221494974

TODPAT, LLC

ODESSA, TX— 2022-09-08T00:00:00

Event: Caught In, Counterweight, Fracture, Hammer, Oil Rig, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oil Well Servicing, Pump Jack Scaffold, Rotating Parts, Struck By
NAICS: 213111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346206816
Employer profile: TODPAT, LLC
Summary number: 221494974
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee Is Killed When Struck By Oil Rig Pump Jack

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on September 8, 2022, an employee was using a hammer to remove wrist pins from the counterweights of the pump jack while at an oil well. The counterweights began rolling while the employee was removing the wrist pins, causing the employee to be struck by the moving part and caught in the rotating equipment. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
614

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