Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111967451 - Paul Graham Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111967451

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/21/1995

Site Address:
Paul Graham Drilling
Reclamation Road Near Pelger
Robbins, CA 95676

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 669, Rio Vista, CA 94571

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/19/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362112021

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170360242

Event: 10/09/1994

Employee's fingers injured when caught in cathead

At 8:30 a.m. on October 9, 1994, Employee #1, of Paul Graham Drilling, was working on the deck of drill rig #5. He was laying down a used motor using a G. H. Foster type 24 Air Breakout cathead, with a 12 in. cathead spool and 16 in. triple friction clutch. The 1 or 1 1/8 in. manila rope failed, and the employee's gloved left hand was pulled into the nip point, amputating his first and fourth fingers at the main knuckle. There was insufficient information to determine causal factors for this accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROPE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CATHEAD, NIP POINT, GAS WELL DRILLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111967451			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, extractive occupations

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