Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300753167 - Thermasource, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 300753167

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 04/12/2011

Site Address:
Thermasource, Inc.
Calpine Drill Lease Prati #5
Cobb, CA 95426

Mailing Address:
3883 Airway Dr., Suite 340, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4961

NAICS: 221330/Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102648219

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	Other	6507	06/09/2011	06/14/2011	$0	$300	$0	06/28/2011	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	6507	06/09/2011	07/19/2011	$300	$300	$0	06/28/2011	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201023280

Event: 04/04/2011

Employee Amputates Finger While Pulling Pipes Out of Well

At approximately 6:45 p.m. on April 4, 2011, Employee #1, a Floor Hand for ThermaSource Inc., was pulling drill pipes out of a well with tongs. Employee #1 was trying to make the tongs bite the tool joint at the same time a coworker, the driller, was pulling on a jerk line. The tongs unlatched and swung away from the drill pipe. The hands of Employee #1 were still on the tong handles when the tong hit the pipe spinners hanging over the rotary chain guard on the rig floor. The left hand of Employee #1 was crushed between the tong handles and the pipe spinner. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The injury resulted in a partial amputation of the left middle finger. Employee #1 was under the direct supervision of the Rig Manager.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DRILL PIPE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TONGS, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300753167			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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