Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112121272 - Cleveland Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112121272

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 07/02/1992

Site Address:
Cleveland Drilling
4000 Allen Road
Bakersfield, CA 93312

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/04/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361352701

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$280	$0	$280
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$280	$0	$280
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	Other	3328 A	08/19/1992	09/10/1992	$280	$280	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170703243

Event: 03/10/1992

Employee injured when struck by broken chain

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 10, 1992, Employee #1 was working on the floor of drilling rig #6, at well 323X-252, Chevron lease, Elk Hills, Taft, CA. Employee #1 was using a spinning chain to make up a drill pipe connection. The spinning chain was attached to a wire rope that was attached to the break-out cathead. The driller was operating the cathead while the spinning chain had 4 or 5 wraps on the drill pipe. The chain was rotating the pipe to make up the stand of pipe onto the pipe in the well. With about one turn remaining to make up the joint, the chain seized on the pipe, causing the chain to break near the wire rope connection. The chain flew toward the drill pipe, and struck Employee #1 on both arms near the wrists. He was taken to Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield, where he was treated for a fracture to his right forearm. Employee #1 remained in the hospital for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOREARM, OIL WELL DRILLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GAS WELL DRILLING, BROKEN CHAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112121272			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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