OSHA Inspection: TRIPLE S WELL SERVICE, INC.

Issued

Jun 14, 1996

Abate by

Jul 3, 1996

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 hazard of the inability of employees of Triple S Well Service to
immediately
escape from the elevated tubing board, approximately 52' above the ground
in the derrick
of the workover Rig #3, Rig #7, and Cooper Rig, due to there being no
emergency
escape device.  The above hazard were found at the following locations:
i)Rig #3 at Bordeaux #1 Well (Greens Creek) Vintage Field, Jefferson
Davis County.
ii)Cooper Rig at Ollie Risher #1 Well, Gwinville Field, Jefferson Davis
County.
iii)Rig #7 at the Jetta Production Griffin 34-1 #1 Gwinville Field,
Jefferson
Davis County.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard would be the installation of a properly rigged and secured
emergency descent
device, or other satisfactory, auxiliary means of egress, such as
specified in Section 4.7.1
of American Petroleum Institute RP-54, Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations:
1).  Staking out a securely anchored one-half (1/2) inch wire rope escape
line
attached to the derrick or mast so as to provide a ready and convenient
means of
escape from the derrickman's work platform.
2).  The escape line route is to be kept clear of obstructions at all
times.
3).  A safety device is to be provided to permit fast emergency exit from
the
derrickman's work platform to a safe place on the ground.
4).  The tension on the escape line is to be periodically checked and
adjusted to
assure a safe landing and to allow the derrickman to stop twenty (20) to
twenty-
five (25) feet from the anchor.
5).  The ground anchor point of the escape line is to be located a minimum
lateral
distance from the derrick or mast equal to the height above the ground to
the
point where the escape line is fastened to the derrick or mast.

Issued

Jun 14, 1996

Abate by

Jul 3, 1996

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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:
(a)The hazard of employees being struck by a collapsing structure.
Employees
working on workover rig #3 and #7 were being exposed to the hazard of a
collapsing
structure, due to an inadequate wind guy method.  Workover Rig #3 and #7
were not
setup following either the guying procedures set forth in the workover
rigs owner
manual, or the alternative guying procedures provided by the
Johnson-Lawrence
Company.  The above hazards were found at the following locations:
i)Rig #3 at Bordeaux #1 Well (Greens Creek) Vintage Field, Jefferson
Davis County.
ii)Rig #7 at the Jetta Production Griffin 34-1 #1 Gwinville Field,
Jefferson
Davis County.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard would be follow the recommended guying guidelines as specified in
Section 8.4
of American Petroleum Institute RP-54, Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations.

Issued

Jun 14, 1996

Abate by

Jul 17, 1996

Issued

Jun 14, 1996

Abate by

Jul 17, 1996