Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126209816 - Golden State Drilling, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 126209816

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 03/03/1998

Site Address:
Golden State Drilling, Inc.
Rig 12 Chevron Lease 25 Hill
Taft, CA 93268

Mailing Address:
3500 Fruitvale Avenue, 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: 04/17/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362152787

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	3314 A	04/24/1998	05/04/1998	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091519

Event: 02/24/1998

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMP

At approximately 9:20 a.m. on February 24, 1998, Employee #1, a tool pusher, working for Golden State Drilling, Inc., was working on Rig Number 12 helping his crew replace a centrifugal pump. They removed the old pump and installed a new one and activated it. The packing gland was making a noise so Employee #1 had the pump shut off and made adjustments to the gland. The pump was turned on and while it was running, Employee #1 reached around to the back side of the pump to adjust the packing gland and his clothes became entangled in the shaft. He was drawn into the driveline of the pump sustaining a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, PUMP, DRIVE SHAFT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126209816			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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