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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14413157

CHEST,RUPTURE,PRESSURE PIPING,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

Event
CHEST,RUPTURE,PRESSURE PIPING,OIL WELL SERVICING,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14413157
Report ID
627400

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY RUPTURED TUBING COUPLING

Investigation abstract

WHILE THE WELL TUBING WAS BEING PRESSURIZED FOR LEAKS, THE COUPLING ON THE TUBIN G RUPTURED. THE RESULTING FRAGMENTS STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE CHEST, FATALLY INJ URING HIM.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    5
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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