OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221656291

POST RECYCLING, LLC

CRANE, TX· 2024-04-08T00:00:00

Event: Concussion, Crushed, Elevator, Falling Object, Flying Object, Head, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Metal, Oil Well Drilling, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oil Well Servicing, Pump, Skull, Struck By
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347401770
Employer profile: POST RECYCLING, LLC
Summary number: 221656291
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee is killed when struck in head by flying rod string

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on April 8, 2024, an employee working as an oil well driller for an oil and gas support service was attempting to unseat a stuck subsurface pumping unit. The latches on the elevator failed releasing the 7/8-inch rod string which struck the employee. The employee died from a crushing injury to his skull and a concussion.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
614

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