OSHA Inspection: ENSCO DRILLING COMPANY RIG 500

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

THE EMPLOYER IS NOT LIMITED TO THE ABATEMENT METHODS SUGGESTED BY OSHA;
THE METHODS EXPLAINED ARE GENERAL AND MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN ALL CASES;
AND THE EMPLOYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING AND CARRYING OUT AN
EFFECTIVE ABATEMENT METHOD.
SECTION 5(A)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970: THE
EMPLOYER DID NOT FURNISH EMPLOYMENT AND A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH WERE
FREE FROM RECOGNIZED HAZARDS THAT WERE CAUSING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH
OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO:
RIG NO. 500 - THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY CONDITION INVOLVED AND
A FALL HAZARD, OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE (135)
FEET ABOVE THE DRILL RIG FLOOR EXISTED WHEN AN EMPLOYEE WAS
PERMITTED TO RIDE THE TUGGER LINE OF RIG NO. 500.
ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD AMONG OTHERS TO CORRECT THE
HAZARD IS TO ASSURE EMPLOYEES RIDING THE TUGGER LINE SHALL WEAR A SAFETY
BELT WITH APPROPRIATE LANYARD AND SAFETY ATTACHMENT AND ADJUSTED TO
PREVENT A FALL OF MORE THAN FIVE (5) FEET SUCH AS SPECIFIED BY API RP54
FIRST EDITION JANUARY 1981, PAGE 11, SECTION 4.8 RIDING HOISTING
EQUIPMENT, PARAGRAPH 4.8.1 AND THAT A BOSUN'S CHAIR ATTACHED TO THE
TRAVELING BLOCK OR TUGGER LINE MAY BE USED TO REACH AN OTHERWISE
INACCESSIBLE LOCATION, PAGE 12, PARAGRAPH 4.8.4. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED
ON OR ABOUT JULY 5, 1990, APPROXIMATELY 7:45 P.M.

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Nov 5, 1990

Abate by

Nov 13, 1990

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced