Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111965901 - Don Dunlap Well Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111965901

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/15/1993

Site Address:
Don Dunlap Well Drilling
215 W. East Ave.
Chico, CA 95926

Mailing Address:
13081 Orchard Blossom Lane, Chico, CA 95926

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/20/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362110579

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$375	$0	$3,375
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
1.	01001	Other	4051 B	04/30/1993	05/14/1993	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	1509 B	04/30/1993	05/14/1993	$150	$150	$0		-
3.	02001	Serious	1509 A	04/30/1993	05/30/1993	$3,000	$0	$0	05/19/1993	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170723241

Event: 03/12/1993

Employee's finger amputated by falling drilling scowl

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on March 12, 1993, Employee #1, of Dunlap's Well Drilling, Inc., had just driven a section of casing, stopped the rig, and raised the drilling scowl so he could pull the railroad iron section out of that section of scowl (sitting on casing). When he grabbed the railroad iron, the scowl suddenly fell 18 in., pinching his hand against the railroad iron. His right little finger and a portion of the edge of his right hand were amputated. The eccentric had apparently caught dead center at the bottom of the stroke. When the scowl was raised, the eccentric stayed at the bottom. As the employee reached in, the eccentric rotated to the top, allowing the scowl to fall. Employee #1 went to a nearby ranch office and called 911. Emergency crews arrived shortly and he was taken to Enloe Hospital in Chico, CA, and was admitted and treated for the amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WELL, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, FALLING OBJECT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111965901			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, earth

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