OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221597453
MURPHREY OIL COMPANY
WINNFIELD, LA—
Event description
Employee is killed when electrocuted
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on September 8, 2023, an employee was holding wire rope cables to prevent tangling on a derrick truck rig. The supervisor raised the top portion of the rig, making contact with a 13,008-volt line. Electricity ran through the rig, electrocuting the employee. The employee was holding wire ropes when the rig contacted overhead electrical lines. The employee was electrocuted and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 889
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