Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421473

GEAR DRILLING COMPANY

Event
E GI V, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ATTACHMENT PLUG, ELECTRIC CORD, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101507358
Employer profile
GEAR DRILLING COMPANY
Summary number
14421473
Report ID
728900

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

A DRILLING COMPANY HAD COMPLETED A DRILLING OPERATION AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE AROUND HIS ARM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. TO A NEW LOCATION. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS REMOVING A LIGHT CORD FROM A MUD TAN K. THE ELECTRIC CORD HAD TWO MALE ENDS--ONE END WAS PLUGGED INTO AN OUTLET IN TH E MAIN TANK; THE OTHER END WAS CONNECTED TO THE LIGHTS IN THE SECOND TANK. THE E MPLOYEE WENT TO THE SECOND TANK AND DISCONNECTED THE LIGHTS. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE MAIN TANK AND, WITH THE CORD STILL PLUGGED IN, PULLED THE ELECTRIC CORD FRO M THE SECOND TANK INTO THE MAIN TANK. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE CALLED OUT TO DEENERGIZE THE LIGHTS. THE WITNESS DEENERGIZED THE CIRCUIT AND RAN BACK T O THE MAIN TANK. THERE, HE FOUND THE EMPLOYEE LYING ON THE CATWALK WITH THE CORD

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 Male

    Nature of injury
    Electric Shock (10)
    Part of body
    ARM-MULT (2)
    Accident type
    SHOCK (13)
    Source of injury
    ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
    Occupation
    Occupation not reported (999)
    Human factor
    MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
    Environmental factor
    OTHER (18)
    Task assigned
    Task regularly assigned (1)

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