OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494041

BURK WELL SERVICE

ODESSA, TX· 1987-10-14T00:00:00

Event: SEVERED, EMBOLISM, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, PUMP, PRESSURE RELEASE, LEG
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100640655
Employer profile: BURK WELL SERVICE
Summary number: 14494041
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by rotating oil well pump tee

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was bleeding down an oil well prior to service work when the pressur e inside the well caused the pump tee to start rotating in a horizontal circular motion. It struck Employee #1, severing his left leg at the hip and breaking bo nes on the left side of his body. Employee #1 died of an embolism resulting from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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