THE SAFETY PROBLEM
Pawl engagement is one of the highest-risk tasks in pumpjack operations. Operators climb in poor conditions, improvise tools, and work near heavy, moving counterweights.
Eliminating Oilfield Fatalities Safely
INDUSTRY DATA (2020–2024)
- 40%+ of oilfield fatalities tied to hazards PatLoc eliminates
- Falls = 14–16% of deaths
- Struck-by = ~27%
- OSHA severe injury rate = 5× the national average
- 150–170 severe fall injuries per 100,000 workers
REGULATORY REALITY
A pawl-related incident triggers:
- Mandatory OSHA investigation
- Full site shutdown
- Legal liability
- Insurance increases
- Weeks of corrective actions
If a hazard is known and preventable, regulators expect an engineered control.
WHY EXISTING METHODS FAIL
- Unsafe, inconsistent climbing
- Hammering unpredictability
- Improvised tools
- No standardization
- Two-person operations
- High exposure to moving equipment
PatLoc is the only engineered, patented solution that removes the hazard entirely.