OSHA Inspection: O.G. ELLIOTT CORPORATION

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $140.00 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 condition(s) listed below:
On August 3, 2006, and the time previous to that date, a workover rig with
a telescoping mast
was being used to remove sucker rods from a well on the Kendrick B lease
west of Kermit,
Texas. This rig was not in maintained in safe condition, in that the
following conditions were
found:
a) The mast was twisted in such a manner that the crown block was out of
alignment with
the drawworks by almost 45 degrees. This produced undue stress and wear on
the sheaves in
the crown block and the wire rope running through them. It also created an
unsafe condition in
that a sideways force was placed on the wire ropes as they passed through
the
sheaves of the
crown block, which could lead to failure of the crown block which would
release of the wire
ropes holding the traveling block and its load, dropping them onto the
crew below.
b) The guy wires that were used to stabilize the mast were attached with
only a single
wire rope clip, instead of the minimum of 3 clips. Two of the guy wires
had clips with the
saddle mounted on the dead end, as well. The guy wires were thus not
installed properly, and
the stability of the mast was not ensured.
c)  The mast and supporting structures were rusted, with the paint in poor
condition and
incapable of preventing further corrosion. They were thus in need of a
thorough cleaning and
inspection to determine whether these structures retained sufficient
structural integrity to be used.
Employees working on this rig were thus not assured of a safety and
healthful
workplace, in that
they were exposed to the hazard of being crushed by falling machinery or
equipment.

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-17 00:00:00

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-17 00:00:00

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $160.00 Reduced