Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125867341 - Paul Graham Drilling & Services Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125867341

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 01/07/1999

Site Address:
Paul Graham Drilling & Services Company
Fairview/San Jose Ave.
Brentwood, CA 94513

Mailing Address:
680 River Road/P.O. Box 669, Rio Vista, CA 94571

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/08/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362084063

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$450	$0	$4,950
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$300	$0	$1,050
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	6507	02/03/1999	03/01/1999	$300	$450	$0	04/25/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	6646 F	02/03/1999	03/01/1999	$750	$4,500	$0	04/25/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170785679

Event: 08/11/1998

Two employees injured when struck by pipe wrench

Employees #1 and #2, who worked for Paul Graham Drilling, were part of a five-man crew servicing an oil well in Brentwood, CA. The sucker rods became stuck, and Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker put torque on them using two 24 in. long pipe wrenches. After about 10 turns, the coworker backed off. Employee #1 also let go, causing Employee #2 to lose control of his wrench. The wrench spun backward and struck Employees #1 and #2 on their heads. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull above his left ear while Employee #2 received a laceration to his forehead.

Keywords: WRENCH, FRACTURE, FOREHEAD, OIL WELL DRILLING, PIPE WRENCH, LACERATION, SKULL, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125867341			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drillers, oil well
2	125867341			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Drillers, oil well

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