OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402614

GEARY WELL SERVICE CO., INC. RIG #1

KINGSVILLE, TX· 1988-02-05T10:30:00

Event: WIRE ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, CAUGHT BY, DRAWWORKS, FALL, OIL WELL SERVICING, DECAPITATED, OIL RIG, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101602530
Employer profile: GEARY WELL SERVICE CO., INC. RIG #1
Summary number: 14402614
Report ID: 626000

Event description

OIL SERVICE RIG WORKER KILLED WHEN HE FELL INTO DRAWWORKS

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 10:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 5, 1988, SWABBING OPERATIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED BY A 3 MAN WELL SERVICE CREW. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE MAIN DRAWWOR KS GUIDING THE SANDLINE AS IT WAS BEING REELED IN BY THE SANDLINE DRAWWORKS. ON THE 4TH AND FINAL RUN, THE 9 16 INCH WIRE ROPE BROKE. APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET OF LINE WAS STILL OUT WHEN THE TENSION WAS RELEASED. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL INTO THE REV OLVING DRUM THAT WAS ROTATING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 RPM. HE WAS PULLED INTO THE DR AWWORKS AND DECAPITATED. THE DRAWWORKS GUARD WAS DETERIORATED AND DID NOT PREVEN T EMPLOYEE #1 FROM FALLING INTO THE MECHANISM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
4

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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