OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221761364

KAYDEN INDUSTRIES (USA) INC.

MONAHANS, TX— 2025-01-31T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Amputated, Amputation, Blood, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chest, Clothing, Contusion, Entangled, Fracture, Laceration, Leg, Loss Of Blood, Maintenance
NAICS: 532412
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348194515
Employer profile: KAYDEN INDUSTRIES (USA) INC.
Summary number: 221761364
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee is caught in centrifuge during maintenance and sust

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 a.m. on January 31, 2025, Employee #1 was performing maintenance on a centrifuge at a well drilling location. Employee #1 removed one of the guards and did not wait for the centrifuge to come to a complete stop before beginning work. Employee #1's clothing became entangled in the rotating centrifuge. Employee #1 was fatally injured after sustaining multiple injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7020

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