OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221700628

TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

GARDEN CITY, TX— 2024-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Hose, Machine operator, Operator, Pressure, Pump, Water Hose
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347748097
Employer profile: TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Summary number: 221700628
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by pressurized layflat hose

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 9, 2024, Employee #1, a Water Field Management (WFM) Supervisor, was overseeing a water transfer operation. After walking the line of a 16-inch layflat hose to ensure proper water transfer from one location to another, Employee #1 signaled that all was clear for the pump operator to start the pump. Once the hose became pressurized with water, it began to roll from the street into an adjacent sloped ditch. Employee #1 was crushed by the pressurized 16-inch layflat hose as it rolled into the ditch, resulting in fatal injuries consistent with crushing and asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Event type
2

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