NIKISKI, AK —
OSHA Inspection: UNOCAL ALASKA
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNOCAL ALASKA in KING SALMON PLATFORM, NIKISKI, AK 99635 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 301498077.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNOCAL ALASKA
- Site address
- KING SALMON PLATFORM
- City
- NIKISKI
- State
- AK
- ZIP
- 99635
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 196247, ANCHORAGE, AK 99519
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1311
- Employees
- 340
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2002
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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 fire and/or explosion: a)King Salmon Platform, well # K-17: On or about April 20, 2002, and at times prior there to, well control was not maintained at all times as required by American Petroleum Institute API 54 Third Edition, August 1999 Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Section 6.1.1, and Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Regulation 20 AAC 25.033(a). While performing ESP well work-over procedures, a well control event occurred that resulted in an uncontrolled release of gas and liquid hydrocarbons (oil). The hydrocarbons ignited resulting in a fire and injuries to personnel. Feasible and acceptable abatement methods among others to correct this hazard is to establish a well control safety program and procedures for ESP conversion workover that will be implement when there are any indications that the well will flow through prior records, present well conditions or the planned well work. The program at a minimum shall contain pertinent well control procedures contained in American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 59 (RP 59) First Edition, August 20,1987 Recommended Practices for Well Control Operations, and Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Regulations Title 20 - Chapter 25. The employer shall also adhere to the following requirements on all ESP work-over operations: (1) install shear rams on the BOP stacks (2) conduct well control drills for all well work-over crews, and demonstrate the ability to shut the well in through the use of properly installed and maintained blowout prevention equipment (3) in known or suspected hydrogen sulfide bearing wells the well control drills shall include employee response to a hydrogen sulfide gas release.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.307 B03
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2002
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
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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 301498077.
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