Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170360242 - Employee's fingers injured when caught in cathead

Accident Summary Nr: 170360242 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111967451	03/21/1995	1381	0	Paul Graham Drilling

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on October 9, 1994, Employee #1, of Paul Graham Drilling, was working on the deck of drill rig #5. He was laying down a used motor using a G. H. Foster type 24 Air Breakout cathead, with a 12 in. cathead spool and 16 in. triple friction clutch. The 1 or 1 1/8 in. manila rope failed, and the employee's gloved left hand was pulled into the nip point, amputating his first and fourth fingers at the main knuckle. There was insufficient information to determine causal factors for this accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROPE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CATHEAD, NIP POINT, GAS WELL DRILLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111967451			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, extractive occupations

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