Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126206796 - Gary Drilling Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126206796

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 01/15/1997

Site Address:
Gary Drilling Co.
Bell Ridge Oil Field
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
7001 Charity Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/21/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362488652

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090487

Event: 11/08/1996

Employee injured when struck in leg

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on November 8, 1996, Employee #1, of Gary Drilling Company, was working on an oil well drilling rig at Santa Fe Energy, Inc. The crew was running a 5 1/2 liner into the well hole when a joint slipped off the catwalk and struck Employee #1. He sustained multiple fractures of his lower left leg and was transported to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, where he was hospitalized for three days. Employee #1 had placed himself in the danger zone, which was not a working area.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, OIL WELL DRILLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OIL RIG, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206796			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, extractive occupations

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