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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14259402

HEAD,BACK,HIGH PRESSURE,PIPE,STRUCK BY,BROKEN CHAIN,LEG

Event
HEAD,BACK,HIGH PRESSURE,PIPE,STRUCK BY,BROKEN CHAIN,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14259402
Report ID
625700

Event description

EMPLOYEES STRUCK BY BROKEN OILFIELD CASING

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #3 WERE IN A PIPE STORAGE YARD TESTING AN OILFIELD CASING. THE CASING WAS 46 FEET, 3 INCHES LONG, 9 5/8 INCHES IN DIAMETER (O.D.), WEIGHED 53.5 POUNDS PER FOOT AND WAS GRADE LS 125. THEY WERE USING A MCFARLAND P68 HYDRO STATIC TESTING UNIT. WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS BROUGHT UP TO 11,300 PSI, THE CASING SPLIT APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET LONG AT THE SEAM. THE PIPE JUMPED SIDEWAYS APPROXIMAT ELY 24 FEET, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, EMPLOYEE #2 ACROSS THE BACK AND L ANDING ACROSS EMPLOYEE #3'S LOWER LEGS. THERE WAS A 3/8 INCH STEEL ALLOY SAFETY CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND ONE END OF THE PIPE. THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CASING BROKE THE CHAIN AND ALLOWED THE CASING TO SPLIT.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    15
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    1
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    15
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    9
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    15
    Task assigned
    1

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