OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14393706
PERFCO WIRELINE, INC.
HOUMA, LA·
Event description
One killed, two injured, in blasting explosion on oil rig
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:20 p.m. on August 26, 1987, Employees #1 through #3, a perfor ating wire line crew, were on the rig floor of Blake drilling rig #6 attempting to hook a DYNA cap armed with a Dupont E-97 blasting cap. The cap gun, which con sisted of 36 shaped charges (22 grams per charge), detonated on the rig floor. E mployee #1 was killed. Employees #2 and #3 suffered amputations and were hospita lized.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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