Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174679 - Oil Well Worker Lacerates Hand on Drilling Apparatus

Accident Summary Nr: 201174679 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125720441	11/06/2003	1781	237110	Viking Drillers Inc

Abstract: On October 15, 2003, Employee #1 was working for Viking Drillers in West Sacramento, CA. He was installing PVC pipe to drain a construction site. The boom of a drill rig was extended, and the smallest element was extended from a telescoping five-element kelly (a square or hexagonal pipe used in rotary table drilling). As Employee #1 was placing a sling over a section of 12-inch pipe, his right hand brushed the edge of the kelly. One of the telescoping elements slipped down and pinched his hand between the stop plates of two elements, lacerating the palm of his hand. The Sacramento Fire Department responded and transported Employee #1 to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The laceration had affected two fingers, and Employee #1 required multiple surgeries. He was released from the hospital on October 20, 2003.

Keywords: BOOM, FINGER, OIL WELL DRILLING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, PIPE, NIP POINT, HAND, OIL RIG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125720441			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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