CHEYENNE, OK —
OSHA Inspection: UNIT DRILLING COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of UNIT DRILLING COMPANY in 9 MILES EAST OF JCT HWY 283 & L.L. MALES BLVD., CHEYENNE, OK 73628 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 107530453.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANY
- Site address
- 9 MILES EAST OF JCT HWY 283 & L.L. MALES BLVD.
- City
- CHEYENNE
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 73628
- Mailing
- PO BOX 702500, TULSA, OK 74170
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1381
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 1, 1994
- Abate by
- Aug 19, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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 the hazard of being struck by the counter weight bucket: Rig #11; where the counter weight bucket for the ladder climber on the rig ladder was not secured at the time the rig was being lowered during the rig down operation. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to secure the ladder climbing device along with all unsecured parts to the mast prior to the mast being
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 1, 1994
- Abate by
- Aug 19, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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 the hazard of being struck by the falling rig mast or anything that might not be secured in place in the mast. On Rig #11; an employee was allowed to go under the mast of the rig while the mast was still suspended in the air to move a boom pole to prevent it from digging into the ground as the mast was being lowered onto the headache rack. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to require all rig hands not required to carry out the operation to remain outside of the lowering mast until it is seated on the headache
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 107530453.
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