KATY, TX —
OSHA Inspection: WILLIAM SOUTHWEST DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of WILLIAM SOUTHWEST DRILLING COMPANY, INC. in 2680 GREENBUSCH ROAD, KATY, TX 77494 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116256470.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WILLIAM SOUTHWEST DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 2680 GREENBUSCH ROAD
- City
- KATY
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77494
- Mailing
- P.O.BOX 260735, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78426
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
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 1994
- 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 hazards of being seriously injured due to being struck by high pressure gas and/or well fluids and portions of the piping structure from failed connections in the pipe fittings, valves and unions placed on the blowout preventer valve installed on the wellhead at the number four wellsite, located in the Katy Storage Field. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure that all pipe fittings, valves, and unions placed on or connected with blowout prevention equipment, well casing, casinghead, drill pipe and tubing, has a working pressure rating equal to or greater than the maximum anticipated well surface pressure as required by paragraph 5.4.3 of RP 54 Recommended Practices for Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations. DISCLAIMERS: 1)You are not limited to the abatement methods 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.nt
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000.00
- — Z (S) $3000.00
1910.134 A02
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 27, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $300.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 27, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.147 C05 I
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $900
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900.00
- — Z (S) $900.00
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $900
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $900.00
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $300.00
- — Z (S) $900.00
1903.2 A01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 1994
- Abate by
- Dec 23, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $600
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $600.00
- — Z (O) $600.00
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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 116256470.
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