Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733550

EXETER DRILLING COMPANY

Event
FLAMMABLE VAPORS, BURN, FIRE, OIL WELL DRILLING, OIL RIG
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#3365210
Employer profile
EXETER DRILLING COMPANY
Summary number
733550
Report ID
855610

Event description

OIL WELL RIG FIRE

Investigation abstract

FLAMMABLE VAPORS WERE EMITTED WHEN EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING A DRILL STEM TEST. THE VAPORS WERE IGNITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE, CAUSING THE RIG TO CATCH FIRE AND BUR NING EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  4. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  5. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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