OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221672504

ARD WELL SERVICE, LLC

BATSON, TX· 2024-06-06T00:00:00

Event: Crushed, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Maintenance, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Oil Rig, Oil Well Drilling, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oil Well Servicing, Pinned, Platform, Struck By, Torso, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 213111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347537060
Employer profile: ARD WELL SERVICE, LLC
Summary number: 221672504
Report ID: 0626600

Event description

Employee dies from crush injuries when pinned by falling pla

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 p.m. on June 6, 2024, an employee working as an oil well driller was part of a crew with three coworkers performing preventative maintenance on a workover rig. The crew had removed the metal work platform in order to perform a power wash and were placing it back in the stowed position. While the platform was being stowed, a metal chain attached to the catline broke and the work platform fell. The employee was struck by and pinned beneath the platform. The employee died from fractures to his neck and upper torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
614

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