Alert 06 – 01 Mismatched Hammer Union Results in a Fatality
WHAT HAPPENED:
A worker while operating a sand filter valve in a temporary well test setup, sustained severe multiple injuries caused by the impact from a female hammer union, inadvertently dislodged from a side outlet, as well testing was in progress. He was thrown 19 ft from the sand filter equipment. He was evacuated to a regional clinic where he underwent emergency surgery. He later died in the clinic.