OSHA Inspection: GEORGE N. MITCHELL DRILLING COMPANY

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $240 · Current $168 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:
...the hazards of being seriously injured due to being struck by
flying drilling mud and its associated high pressure piping from a
failure in the connection between the flexible mud hose and the rig
supply pipe in the mud supply line running from the Emsco model
number E375 mud pump serial number 371 to the number one drilling rig
located at the H.C. Morris number 4 wellsite, located in Section 17,
Township 3 North, Range 9 East, Richland County (near Noble, IL).
Among other methods, one fleasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to provide a positive means of securing the ends
of all flexible mudline connections with a safety chain or wire rope
during drilling operations, as required by paragraph 8.14.3 of RP 54
Recommended Practices for Occuapational Safety and Health for Oil and
Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, and to insure that such
means are properly installed following drilling rig setup and before the
mud pump is placed into operation.
DISCLAIMERS:
1) You are not limited to the abatement method suggested above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all
cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $120 · Current $84 Reduced

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $140 Reduced

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Jan 5, 1990

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $140 Reduced

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $140 Reduced

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Dec 29, 1989

Issued

Dec 20, 1989

Abate by

Jan 24, 1990