OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221739220

DCS ALL AMERICAN, LLC

MONAHANS, TX— 2025-01-31T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Blood, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Catch Point, Caught In, Chest, Clothing, Contusion, Crushed, Dislocated, Equipment Operator, Femur, Fibula, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Laceration, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Loss Of Blood, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nerve damage, Oil And Gas Support Services, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rotating Parts, Scalp, Skin, Skull, Subdural Hematoma, Tear, Tendon, Tibia, Traumatic Amputation, Well
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Unprogrammed Related
Activity number: #348016015
Employer profile: DCS ALL AMERICAN, LLC
Summary number: 221739220
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee dies from multiple injuries when pulled into centri

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 a.m. on January 31, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a heavy equipment operator for an oil and gas support contractor. Employee #1 was performing maintenance on a centrifuge that was operating at a well drilling location. Employee #1 had removed one of the guards on the centrifuge and did not wait to allow the centrifuge to come to a full rotational stop before beginning work. Employee #1's clothing was caught in the rotating parts of the centrifuge causing the employee to be pulled inside. Employee #1 died from multiple injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7020

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