Abstract: At approximately 2:35 p.m. on July 12, 1996, Employee #1, a derrickman for Grayson Service Inc., was working on rig #32 on the commission oil lease in Santa Paula, CA, The oil well service crew was almost done for the day, and Employee #1 and a coworker were instructed by the head well puller to tie back the hanging rods in the derrick so they would not turn in the wind. Employee #1 was tying back the rods when a 7/8 in. rod fell and struck his left foot. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The rod fell because the rod fingers that held it in the derrick were bent into a wide open position.