SAN YGNACIO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GREY WOLF DRILLING COMPANY L.P. RIG 865
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of GREY WOLF DRILLING COMPANY L.P. RIG 865 in CR 3169 E. SAN YGNACIO, SAN YGNACIO, TX 78067 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303688196.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GREY WOLF DRILLING COMPANY L.P. RIG 865
- Site address
- CR 3169 E. SAN YGNACIO
- City
- SAN YGNACIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78067
- Mailing
- 1907 E. MAIN, ALICE, TX 78332
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1381
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2002
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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 struck by and run over by a winch truck hazard: At the rig site, the employee(s) toolpusher was exposed to a struck by hazard from a winch truck which was not equipped with a reverse audible warning device. This occurred on March 30, 2002 with Grey Wolf Drilling Company L.P. Rig 865. Some feasible and acceptable means of abatement, among others, are: a.Install reverse audible warning devices (back-up alarms) on all winch trucks (vehicles) which are operated in reverse. b.Have the swamper employee guide the trucks traveling in reverse at the rig site. c.Hall all trucks travel in a forward motion if at all possible.
Recent events (2)
- — R (S) $5000.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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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 303688196.
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