OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221720709

MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY

FOLLETT, TX— 2024-11-20T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Concussion, Contusion, Fracture, Head, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Maintenance, Metal, Metal Pipe, Pipe, Pressure Vessel, Rotating Parts, Skull, Struck By, Testing, Unsecured, Vent, Venting, Vessel--Container
NAICS: 211120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347896326
Employer profile: MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY
Summary number: 221720709
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma when struck by high pressure

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on November 20, 2024, an employee working for an oil company was other head trauma including fractures, contusions and a concussion. performing maintenance on a 2-phase separator vessel. The vessel was undergoing clearance testing of the system maintenance was performed due to a paraffin buildup. The employee was working by the tank battery venting the pressure out of the vessel. The employee vented pressure out through a pipe that hung down from the vessel with an L-bend at the bottom. When the employee vented the pressure out of the pipe, it caused the pipe to rotate around its point of axis. As the pipe was on the downward swing, it struck the employee who was standing in the path of rotation in the head. The employee died from skull fractures and

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
1

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