OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733550

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,BURN,FIRE,OIL WELL DRILLING,OIL RIG

1985-09-17T00:00:00

Event: FLAMMABLE VAPORS,BURN,FIRE,OIL WELL DRILLING,OIL RIG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 733550
Report ID: 855610

Event description

OIL WELL RIG FIRE

Investigation abstract

FLAMMABLE VAPORS WERE EMITTED WHEN EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING A DRILL STEM TEST. THE VAPORS WERE IGNITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE, CAUSING THE RIG TO CATCH FIRE AND BUR NING EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2.

Victims (5)

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#982 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#983 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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