SARATOGA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CAMEL WELL SERVICE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CAMEL WELL SERVICE, INC. in SARATOGA OILFIELD, (HARDIN COUNTY), SARATOGA, TX 77575 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302574850.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CAMEL WELL SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- SARATOGA OILFIELD, (HARDIN COUNTY)
- City
- SARATOGA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77575
- Mailing
- 1409 MINGLEWOOD ROAD, LIBERTY, TX 77575
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)
- 1389
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2000
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 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 physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: (a) On or about August 29,2000, at the Saratoga Oil field jobsite, a derrick block was used as a personnel lift to lift employee from ground level to a work platform at elevation. Fall protection was not used and an employee fell approximately 80 feet from the derrick block. Among others, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazard is to provide fall protection equipment and enforce the usage of the equipment. In addition, employees must be prohibited to use the derrick block as a personnel lift or an elevator. [Reference Section 6-3.3 Paragraph e.1.a., ANSI B306-1977.] *** Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required ***
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1800.00
- — Z (S) $2800.00
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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 302574850.
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