Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201090305 - Employee'S Fingertip Amputated By Beam On Pumping Unit

Accident Summary Nr: 201090305 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126206572	10/31/1996	1311	0	Hallador Production Company

Abstract: On August 7, 1996, Employee #1, age 18, was part of a work crew removing a walking beam from a Lacy pumping unit at well #52-36 in New Cuyama, CA. A coworker on an elevated Sampson post ladder had removed all but two bolts on his side, and had put a spud bar in the holes to hold the beam. Employee #1 was working off an extension ladder on the other side of the beam. He was instructed to place a spud bar in position to hold the beam, but instead placed his left middle finger in a hole to move a bolt. The beam shifted, amputating the tip of his finger above the bone. Employee #1 was treated by a private doctor.

Keywords: beam, amputated, dismantling, finger, work rules, oil well drilling, caught by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206572			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Helpers, extractive occupations

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