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  Fatal incident whilst working on a pump jack in a storage yard

  Posted by John Johnson on 1 October 2020 at 7:01 am

  Energy safety Canada has reported that a worker was fatally injured by a pumpjack, or as a lot people know them as a nodding donkey.

  The two workers were removing an alignment bolt from an out of service pumpjack horse head at a storage yard.

  The horse head was connected to the walking beam and situated in an upright position, therefore containing an unrecognized stored energy. “Worker A” was standing under the walking beam.

  When “Worker B” began removing the alignment bolt, the walking beam collapsed, crushing and fatally injuring “Worker A”.

  Pumpjacks uses and stores an incredible amount of energy to lift the column of oil thousands of feet from underground when working, this incidents shows that we must respect and recognize stored energy and make this safe before work starts.

  The full report is in the oil and gas forum, this tragic accident was avoidable with the correct training, like almost all incidents.

  Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families involved in this accident and we hope the worker B receives the support he needs after witnessing the death of his colleague.

  

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