Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221409287

CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.

Event
Avulsion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Crushed, Gas, Hand, Head, Oil Line, Pinned, Rotating Drill Bit, Torso
NAICS
213112
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345626519
Employer profile
CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.
Summary number
221409287
Report ID
0627510

Event description

Employee is killed when caught in swivel lines

Investigation abstract

At 2:15 p.m. on November 4, 2021, a four man crew was cleaning an oil and gas multiple blunt force injuries and an avulsion to the posterior of the scalp and was killed. line using a workover rig and a rotating drill stem. The employees were connecting the swivel to a new pipe. Employee #1 was manually positioning the swivel while coworker #1 was manually positioning the pipe and coworker #2 was operating the controls. The employees had connected the winch line to the swivel and were rotating the winch when one of the chains being used to lift the swivel pinned the Employee #1's hand. When the swivel began spinning, it also began spinning Employee #1 and wrapping him up in the chain. The chain was wrapped 3 to 4 times around Employee #1, all the way up to his neck. Employee #1 suffered

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Event type
    2

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