OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221581028

PERMIAN SERVICES CO., LLC

BIG LAKE, TX— 2023-07-14T00:00:00

Event: Brake, Collapse, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Gas, Guardrail, Oil Rig, Oil Well Drilling, Pipe, Travelling Block
NAICS: 213111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346834625
Employer profile: PERMIAN SERVICES CO., LLC
Summary number: 221581028
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee is killed when knocked off rig platform by travelin

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on July 14, 2023, an employee was preparing to trip pipe out of well to be scanned/inspected, when the well "came in" covering the employee with oil and gas. This caused the employee to step back from the controls, releasing the brake and allowing the traveling blocks to fall approximately 15 to 20 feet, knocking the employee through the guard rail off the platform to the ground. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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