Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126034826 - Western Drilling Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126034826

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 12/12/2003

Site Address:
Western Drilling Inc.
4300 Midway Rd.
Taft, CA 93268

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1405, Taft, CA 93268

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362521197

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201117017

Event: 11/10/2003

Employee injured while working on a rig

At 11:55 a.m. on November 10, 2003, Employee #1, the site supervisor, and coworkers were aligning and installing the top flange of the wall head on a rig. As Employee #1 placed his left hand under the flange to align the bolts, the top flange dropped and pinned his left hand under the flange. Employee #1yelled, and a coworker lifted the rig blocks. This raised the flange, and Employee #1's hand was released. The employee was taken by private vehicle to a private industrial clinic, where he was hospitalized, treated, and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BLOCKS, FINGER, WORK RULES, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALLING OBJECT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126034826			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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