Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111922142 - Anderson Pump Company

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111922142

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 09/04/1991

Site Address:
Anderson Pump Company
24719 Robertson Blvd
Chowchilla, CA 95351

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361281926

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	4002 A	09/23/1991	09/04/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170049639

Event: 08/15/1991

Employee struck in thigh by shaft and coupling

Employee #1 was operating a water pumping rig to test a client's well to determine its yield and the size of the permanent pump to be installed. While he was operating the equipment, the drive shaft sheared off, causing the nonreverse coupling to fly off the end of the gear head drive, which drives the water pump. The gear head drive is located between the diesel engine used to power the pump and the water pump. The coupling struck Employee #1's side and upper thigh. Note: Normally, when a drive shaft fails, it is below the ground. According to Employee #1, this was first time since he has been operating this type of equipment that a safety failure occurred above ground.

Keywords: WELL, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TEST EQUIPMENT, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUMP, SHEARED, DRIVE SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111922142			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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