Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126188978 - Oil Well Service Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126188978

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 10/22/2002

Site Address:
Oil Well Service Co.
Hwy 166 & Short Road,Leuthultz Lease,Well #23
Maricopa, CA 93252

Mailing Address:
1241 East Burnett St., Signal Hill, CA 90755

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: 02/05/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/18/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362519035

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,060
Current Penalty	$5,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,060
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	6521 A	03/13/2003	03/18/2003	$5,060	$5,060	$0	03/24/2003	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201114998

Event: 09/16/2002

Employee Is Burned When Oil Well Engine Backfires

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 16, 2002, Employee #1, a head well puller for the Oil Well Service Company, and two coworkers were servicing rig 23 on the Merit Energy property in Bakersfield, CA. Employee #1 opened the blow-out prevention and bled the gas off the well before going to the rig and starting its diesel engine. He was walking away when the engine began to over speed. He returned to the rig to shut down the engine when it backfired and caught on fire. Employee #1 sustained burns on his right elbow, face, and his left forearm. Employee #1 was transported to Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, FIRE, FOREARM, WELL, ENGINE, ELBOW, OVERHEATED, FACE, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126188978			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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