Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125674390 - Hexadyne Drilling Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125674390

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 02/05/1998

Site Address:
Hexadyne Drilling Corp
Drexeler Road
Meridian, CA 95957

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1239, Woodland, CA 95776

Union Status: Union

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/05/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361677370

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170724371

Event: 02/04/1998

Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom

On February 4, 1998, Employee #1 and two coworkers were coiling slack cable during a routine dismantling of a natural gas drill rig. The three employees were standing on the horizontal, 28 ft tall wind wall of the derrick when the operator of a crane that belonged to a trucking company lost control due to mechanical failure. The boom moved down and to the left, striking Employee #1 in the head. He was killed. The boom continued moving in a semi-circle and ended up on the boom trailer and on a pick-up truck parked along a county road. Several other workers on the ground escaped injury. Employee #1 worked for a company that drilled natural gas wells for a gas production company.

Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, CRANE BOOM, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GAS WELL DRILLING, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125674390			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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