LAREDO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TESCO DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RIG #4
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TESCO DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RIG #4 in JUNCTION OF TX HWY 359 & FM 2895, LAREDO, TX 78369 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303688758.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TESCO DRILLING TECHNOLOGY RIG #4
- Site address
- JUNCTION OF TX HWY 359 & FM 2895
- City
- LAREDO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78369
- Mailing
- 11330 BRITTMOORE PARK DR., HOUSTON, TX 77041
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,625 · Current $975 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 hazards associated with improperly installed auxiliary escape lines: The auxiliary escape line from the derrickman's working platform was rigged in an unsafe manner: a.The escape line was fastened to a concrete block used as an anchorage point. b.The escape line was installed such that it did not have the recommended 6 to 12-foot sag; employees did not have 20 to 25 feet of travel distance prior to reaching the ground anchorage point in the event of an emergency. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the hazard is to thoroughly train all employees involved in rigging up in the correct and recommended methods of installing the auxiliary escape line. Such procedures are discussed in API Recommended Practice 54, section 6.10, 3d. Edition, August 1999, American Petroleum Institute. Also, a booklet, Geronimo Operators Manual, Geronimo Manufacturing, discusses hazards of incorrectly installed auxiliary escape devices.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $975.00
- — Z (S) $1625.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2002
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,625 · Current $1,625
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 hazards associated with a failure of the auxiliary escape line: The auxiliary escape line at Rig #4 was improperly secured to the anchorage point. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the hazrd is to thoroughly train all employees involved in rigging up in the correct and recommended methods of installing the auxiliary escape line. Such procedures are discussed in a booklet published by the manufacturer of the Geronimo escape device, Geronimo Operators Manual, Tabers, Inc.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1625.00
- — Z (S) $1625.00
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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 303688758.
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