OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221541162

RUDTUK OPERATING, LLC

ARNETT, OK— 2023-02-21T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fracture, Frozen, Gas, Gas Well, Head, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pipe, Pipeline, Repair, Struck By, Troubleshooting, Valve, Working Alone
NAICS: 486110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346529944
Employer profile: RUDTUK OPERATING, LLC
Summary number: 221541162
Report ID: 0627700

Event description

Employee is killed when struck in head by injection line pip

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on February 21, 2023, an employee working for an oil field logistics company was attempting to perform a blow down of a gas lift well injection line that had a frozen. While performing the blow down, the employee was struck by a riser pipe that was attached to a ball valve on the injection line. The employee sustained severe blunt trauma to his head. When the employee did not respond to calls, he was located and found dead on location.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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