OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221455199

LAUSON ENERGY, LP

TELFERNER, TX· 2022-04-17T00:00:00

Event: Blowout--Oil Well, Caught Between, Forklift, Hoisting Mechanism, Installing, Oil Rig, Struck By, Tag Line
NAICS: 237120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345904155
Employer profile: LAUSON ENERGY, LP
Summary number: 221455199
Report ID: 0626000

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by tagline

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 p.m. on April 17, 2022, an employee and two coworkers were supporting the installation of a blowout preventer (BOP) on top of the oil and gas well. The BOP was being elevated via the rig hoisting system and a tagline attached to an all-terrain forklift. The tagline became unattached, struck the employee and he became caught between the BOP and the drilling rig cellar structure. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
614

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