OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14467401
ATCO WELL SERVICING
SINTON, TX·
Event description
Two employees overcome by natural gas; one drowns
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was in a fractionation tank sampling the return fluid from a well-je tting workover operation that used natural gas when he lost consciousness. Emplo yee #2 attempted to rescue Employee #1, and he also fell unconscious. Two cowork ers rescued Employee #2, despite being affected by the gas in the tank. Employee #1 drowned. No respiratory protection was available or used.
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1640
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1640
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#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
-
#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
-
#983 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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