Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125763482 - Ensign Well Services Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: High Hazard Unit - Central
Site Address:
Ensign Well Services Inc.
I-5 & County Road 7
Orland, CA 95963
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 17805, Denver, CO 80217
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1381
NAICS: 213111/Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 09/30/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/15/2009
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101487684 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 10/06/2008 | 11/08/2008 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on July 9, 2008, Employee #1 was working in a field, identified as TD Donahue 35-1. It was located near the intersection of I-5 and County Road Number 7, in Orland, California. Employee #1 was setting a concrete plug after the crew moved Rig Number 307. On July 7, 2008, Employee #1 experienced first symptoms of heat illness. While putting clamps on the tongue line of Rig 307 and reaching the landing, approximately 10 ft above ground level, he began to feel disoriented. He sat down and did not respond to calls from personnel below, for approximately 5 minutes. Employee #1 regained himself; however, he sustained severe cramps and another employee took him home. On July 8, 2008, Employee #1 managed to work the entire day without any incident. At the end of the shift on July 9, 2008, Employee #1 began to vomit. He ended his shift and returned home, where he fell in his restroom. Employee #1's spouse and father-in-law took him to Oroville Hospital in Oroville, California. Employee #1 sustained heat illness and was hospitalized.
Keywords: HEAT, DRILL OPERATOR, OIL WELL DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, HEAT EXHAUSTION, CONCRETE, OIL RIG, VOMIT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 125763482 | Hospitalized injury | Heat Exhaustion | Drillers, oil well |