Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202612206 - Water Well Drill Worker Fractures Hand and Wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 202612206 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314147547	07/02/2010	1781	237110	Pacific Coast Drilling Co.Inc.

Abstract: On July 1, 2010, members of a crew working for Pacific Coast Drilling were driving casing down into a predrilled hole. This operation required the use of an H-fork or wrench inserted into a tool joint on a drill rod. While the operator was moving a control lever in an up-and-down motion to push the casing down into the hole, his stomach contacted the rotation lever of the machine he was running. This contact made the rod and fork rotate. The rotating H-fork caught a driller helper's left hand between the mast of the rig and the fork. The driller helper sustained a crushed hand and wrist. An emergency crew responded, and the employee was airlifted to Stanford Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, DRILL OPERATOR, CONTROL LEVER, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, HAND, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314147547			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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