OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733618
PENNANT SERVICE CO.
BAIROIL, WY—
Event description
Struck by Snap-Back of Wire Line
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and another worker were working on an oil service rig. They were bri nging fluid (mostly water) up to the surface to test for oil content. The servic e rig was a Franks Explorer III. They were using a 0.5625-inch wire line with at tachments on the end. The coworker was standing next to the well bore, and Emplo yee #1 was controlling the wire line from approximately 24 feet away from the bo re. They had about 2000 feet of wire line out when it failed during retrieval. W hen the line broke, it whipped in the direction of Employee #1, striking and kil ling him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 614
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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