A gas drilling rig worker died during a well cleanout operation.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE03OK034

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A gas drilling rig worker died during a well cleanout operation.

2004/02/19
By Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE) ; Oklahoma. State Department of Health ; Oklahoma. Injury Prevention Service

Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE) ; Oklahoma. State Department of Health ; Oklahoma. Injury Prevention Service Less -
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A 27-year-old gas drilling rig worker died on May 23, 2003 from blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and chest during a cleanout operation at the well. At the time of the incident, the victim was working within eight feet of the kelly on the drilling rig floor. Compressed air was used to blow out the conductor pipe, but due to a lack of communication, the compressor was turned on before the valves were prepared to control the flow of debris out of the hole. The excess pressure caused the kelly bushing, drillpipe slips, and debris to be blown out of the rotary table. The victim was struck by these objects and was pronounced dead on arrival to the hospital. Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE) investigators concluded that to prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Develop, implement, and enforce comprehensive written practices and procedures for all drilling operations. 2. Monitor all job tasks to ensure that employees are not directly positioned in areas that are subject to flying parts, debris, and other hazards. 3. Ensure that all employees are trained properly and possess the skills necessary to recognize and control hazards for all operations in which they participate. 4. Develop and utilize a written emergency action plan and train employees on site-specific emergency response plans.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Emergency-response Equipment-operators Equipment-reliability Gas-industry Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 6 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015)

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE03OK034
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 6

Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 6 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-5
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027795
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2006-112875
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 03OK034, 2004 Feb; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

2004
Performing Organization:

Oklahoma State Department of Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1997/07/01
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-03OK034
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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