Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111947198 - Nabors Loffland Drilling Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111947198

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 06/05/1992

Site Address:
Nabors Loffland Drilling Company
Rig #5 Well #152-B-7
China Lake, CA 93542

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 418, Bakersfield, CA 93302

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/01/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361387285

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170703144

Event: 04/02/1992

Employee's finger tip amputated in snatch block sheave

At about 7:18 a.m. on April 2, 1992, Employee #1 was the motorman of a geothermal well drilling crew, which had just completed making a mousehole pipe connection. Employee #1 was slipping chain off the drill pipe with both hands. He was not watching what he was doing and allowed his left little finger to enter the snatch block sheave. The tip of Employee #1's little finger was amputated at about the first joint. Employee #1 was transported to the Ridgecrest Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GAS WELL DRILLING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111947198			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, oil well

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