OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14325310

ROTATING PARTS,ABDOMEN,GAS WELL,DRAIN PIPE,HEMORRHAGE,WORK RULES,VALVE,STRUCK BY,GAS WELL DRILLING

1985-10-02T00:00:00

Event: ROTATING PARTS,ABDOMEN,GAS WELL,DRAIN PIPE,HEMORRHAGE,WORK RULES,VALVE,STRUCK BY,GAS WELL DRILLING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14325310
Report ID: 317500

Event description

Employee killed when struck by rotating drain line

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was instructed by his supervisor to slowly open the head valve of a gas well in order to drain sand, water, etc. from the well. As he did this the d rain line rotated at high speed, striking him and throwing him 30 ft. Employee # 1 died instantly of severe intra-abdominal hemorrhaging.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
1

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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