Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103850731 - Parker Drilling Co

Inspection Information - Office: Hi-E-Honolulu

Inspection Nr: 103850731

Report ID: 0951510

Date Opened: 06/13/1991

Site Address:
Parker Drilling Co
14-3860 Kapoho Pahoa Rd
Pahoa, HI 96778

Mailing Address:
3rd & Main, Tulsa, OK 74103

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/17/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360195200

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	1100002 B01 A	08/12/1991	08/15/1991	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 743716

Event: 06/12/1991

Two employees injured in rig blowout

At approximately 11:25 p.m. on June 12, 1991, Employee #1, a derrick hand, and Employee #2, a driller, were working on the floor of an EMSCO D-2 Parker drilling rig #231 at drill site K58. The drill hit a high-pressure zone at approximately 3475 feet into the earth. Blowout preventers could not function until the kelly bar was raised out of the hole. While Employee #2 raised the kelly, he instructed Employee #1 to shut in the pipe ram. Before the kelly could be raised and Employee #1 could reach the remote station, high-pressure steam blew out the hole. Employee #1 was burned on his upper and lower arms and suffered a sore back, requiring hospitalization. He was treated and released. Employee #2 was burned on his lower arms. He was not hospitalized. The damage to the drilling rig was not fully assessed at this time.

Keywords: BURN, DERRICKMAN, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, HIGH PRESSURE, BLOWOUT--OIL WELL, ARM, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103850731			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well
2	103850731			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well

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