OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221715758

WHITE RIVER OPERATING, LLC

WOODVILLE, MS— 2024-11-04T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Drill, Drill Operator, Drilling, Elevated, Elevator, Falling Object, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Oil Well Drilling, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Valve
NAICS: 213111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347862500
Employer profile: WHITE RIVER OPERATING, LLC
Summary number: 221715758
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee dies of blunt trauma when struck by falling bleeder

Investigation abstract

At 10:28 p.m. on November 4, 2024, an employee working as an oil well driller for a drilling company was holding pipes to be lifted. The bleeder valve cable that is attached to the elevator broke causing the 30-pound bleeder valve to fall 90 feet striking the employee on the right shoulder. The employee died from blunt force trauma including fractures and puncture wounds from the impact.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
614

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