Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303676449 - Djr Well Service

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303676449

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 04/05/2001

Site Address:
Djr Well Service
18th St., 1/4 Mile E. Of Fern Ave.
Greeley, CO 80631

Mailing Address:
12563 Wcr 6, Brighton, CO 80601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201575149	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$875
Current Penalty	$875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$875
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	Serious	19100151 B	08/28/2001	10/16/2001	$875	$875	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201570900

Event: 04/05/2001

Employee injured when struck by falling rig floor

On the morning of April 5, 2001, three employees were finishing up putting the tubing rod back into the existing well. The next step was to swab the well, which involved lowering the rig floor over the well. One employee hooked up the winch line to the derrick floor. For unknown reasons, the employee forgot to remove the slack from the winch line before removing the safety latch, thereby allowing this several hundred pound floor to fall forward. Employee #1 was stuck in the back of the neck and on the back, causing a burst fracture of the L7 or L9 vertebra and also suffering a cracked left shoulder blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WELL, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, WINCH, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303676449			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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