Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111942595 - Gary Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111942595

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 11/05/1990

Site Address:
Gary Drilling
7001 Fruitvale Extension
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/12/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361052160

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170203475

Event: 07/07/1990

Employee's finger crushed between equipment on oil rig

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on July 7, 1990, Employee #1 was working on drilling rig #D7, well #3032-3, at the Belridge III oilfield in McKittrick, CA. The crew was making up a section of drill pipe with a spinning chain. The chain was wrapped around the pipe and Employee #1 was moving the tongs over to the pipe when the driller made the mistake of operating the tong lever instead of the chain lever at his station. This caused the tongs to be pulled, and Employee #1's right hand was smashed between the tongs and the drill pipe. He suffered a crushed middle finger and was hospitalized until July, 9, 2000

Keywords: HAND, FINGER, OIL WELL DRILLING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111942595			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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