OSHA Inspection: FRONTIER WELL SERVICE, INC.

Issued

May 23, 2001

Abate by

May 29, 2001

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

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:
Employee(s) were exposed to the hazards of oil and gas well blowouts,
fire, and/or derrick
collapse.  Employee(s) working at various levels of a well service rig
derrick were provided only
one means of egress, the derrick ladder, the use of which could be blocked
by the preceding
hazards.  A secondary, emergency only, means of egress to remove the
employee(s) from the
proximity of the hazards could limit their exposure.  Among other methods
to provide a
secondary means of egress, one feasible and acceptable means would be the
installation and
expeditious use of a properly rigged and secured "Geronimo" line.  An
employee was exposed
to the noted hazards while working on the derrick of the employer's Rig #6
at the Morrision-
Ventris 1-25 lease, Union City, OK.
***Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required***on

Issued

May 23, 2001

Abate by

Jun 10, 2001