Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125596684 - Weeks Drilling And Pump Co.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125596684

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 04/10/2000

Site Address:
Weeks Drilling And Pump Co.
1632 Aetna Springs Road
Pope Valley, CA 94567

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 176, Sebastopol, CA 95473

Union Status: Union

SIC:1781

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361592819

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$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	Other	3314 A	04/17/2000	05/17/2000	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170843932

Event: 04/06/2000

Employee's fingers crushed on well drilling table

Employee #1 and coworkers were part of a well drilling operation in a remote and undeveloped area. They were using an Ingersoll-Rand top head air driller, model TH60, to push a 22 ft section of 8 in. diameter well casing into a well. Employee #1 was next to the casing holding the half-bushing in position on the moveable drill table, while some coworkers were operating the drill rig and others were observing the procedure from behind the drill rig. The table pushed the casing bolt free of the mast structure it was caught on, allowing the casing to fall into the hole. The clamp caught Employee #1's hands against the drill table, crushing the two middle fingers on his right hand and his left thumb. He was not using extension tools to hold the bushing in place, and thus had his hands in the danger zone when the casing fell.

Keywords: FINGER, WELL, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, EXTENSION HANDLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125596684			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Operating engineers

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