Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126207992 - Gary Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126207992

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 05/27/1997

Site Address:
Gary Drilling
Palmer & Cat Canyon Rd.
Sisquoc, CA 93454

Mailing Address:
7001 Charity Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93456

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/28/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362157646
Accident	362157778

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
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	6533 A	06/16/1997	06/20/1997	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	342 A	06/16/1997	06/20/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090784

Event: 05/13/1997

Employee injured when struck by flying machine parts

At approximately 11:20 p.m. on May 12, 1997, Employee #1, of Gary Drilling Tool in Bakersfield, CA, had just started his shift. He was walking around a mud pump when the pump's blow-off assembly exploded from the machine and struck his upper left leg. The blow-off valve had been set at 2,750 psi, and while its pin was not broken, it was bent. The main causal factor was that the 3 in. pipe that ran into the pump flange from the blow-off valve had been cross-threaded and could not sustain the pressure that had been applied. The employer was issued a general citation as a result of this accident.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, OIL RIG, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126207992			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drillers, oil well

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