OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221608029
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC
CARLSBAD, NM—
Event description
Employee is electrocuted; environmental toxin suspected
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on June 9, 2023, an employee went below the rig floor to the BOP area. The employee was gone for 10 minutes and did not respond to his supervisor's call. A coworker found the employee lying unconscious on the floor near the BOP. The employee was electrocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 614
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