Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126208677 - Western Drilling

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

Inspection Nr: 126208677

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/04/1997

Site Address:
Western Drilling
Rig #48 Mcfarland Energy, Inc., Star Lease
Fellows, CA 93224

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1405, Taft, CA 93268

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362487761

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$325	$0	$325
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$325	$0	$325
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	3241 C	05/23/1997	06/09/1997	$325	$325	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170894810

Event: 03/27/1997

Employee's knee injured when struck by falling pipe

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on March 27, 1997, Employee #1, a derrickman with Western Drilling, Inc., was working with a crew to lay down drill collars on oil well drilling rig #48. Employee #1 was on the pipe walk, unhooking the drill collars and placing them for storage. A joint of 4 1/2 in. drill pipe was being stored in the V-door located between the floor of the drill rig and the pipe walk. While Employee #1 was bent over releasing the sling on the collars, the drill pipe came out of the V-door. He tried to dodge the pipe, but it struck him in the right knee, fracturing it.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, DERRICKMAN, UNSECURED, DRILL PIPE, OIL WELL DRILLING, CATWALK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126208677			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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