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OSHA Inspection: SHERMAN DRILLING COMPANY, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SHERMAN DRILLING COMPANY, INC. in STATE ROUTE 83 SOUTH, MILLERSBURG, OH 44654 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 103039426.

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Site address
STATE ROUTE 83 SOUTH
City
MILLERSBURG
State
OH
ZIP
44654
Mailing
P.O. BOX 112, ST. RT 800 NORTH, MINERAL CITY, OH 44656
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
1381
Employees
13
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 13 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.151 B

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 13 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.1200 G08

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

5(a)(1)

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $17500.00 · Current $8750.00 Reduced
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:
a.  The mud pump was bull plugged preventing release of excessive
pressure exposing employees to a struck-by hazard on September 8,
1991 when the four inch hose became disconnected and whipped about
striking an employee.
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement to correct
this hazard is to install a pop off valve on the mud pump to release
excessive pressure.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (W) $8750.00
  • — Z (W) $17500.00

5(a)(1)

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 13 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $17500.00 · Current $8750.00 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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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:
a.  The four inch hose on the mud pump was not secured to prevent
it from whipping about when it became disconnected on September 8,
1991, striking an employee.
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement to correct
this hazard is to install safety chains on the hose and secure to
a solid structure that would hold the hose from whipping.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (W) $8750.00
  • — Z (W) $17500.00

1904.2 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 13 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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