RICHMOND, TX — 2002-08-07 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: C & S WELL SERVICE

Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 2002-08-07 00:00:00, OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of C & S WELL SERVICE in 7900 POWERLINE ROAD, RICHMOND, TX 77469 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 304573439.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: C & S WELL SERVICE
Site address: 7900 POWERLINE ROAD
City: RICHMOND
State: TX
ZIP: 77469
Mailing: PO BOX 4316, VICTORIA, TX 77903

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Accident-driven (A)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2002-08-07 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2002-09-10 00:00:00
Case closed: 2002-11-18 00:00:00
Last modified: 2007-07-03 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 213111
SIC code (legacy): 1381
Employees: 100
Ownership type: A

Citations

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Oct 23, 2002
Abate by: Nov 25, 2002
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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:
(a)the hazard of falling from elevation while working from the
fingerboard/monkeyboard of the mast of the #1 Workover Rig, located at the
Edelblute #1 well, Powerline Road, Rosenberg, Texas.
Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct this
hazard is to require the use of appropriate fall protection equipment when
working
from
the fingerboard/monkeyboard, as specified by Section 5.5 of the American
Petroleum
Institute Standard RP 54-1999 Recommended Practices for Occupational
Safety and
Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations.
DISCLAIMERS:1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested
above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in
all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.

Recent events (2)

2002-11-12 00:00:00 — I (S) $1750.00
2002-10-23 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Oct 23, 2002
Abate by: Nov 25, 2002
Penalty: Initial $3,500

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)the hazard of falling from elevation when climbing the mast of the #1
Workover
Rig, located at the Edelblute #1 well, Powerline Road, Rosenberg, Texas.
Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct this
hazard is to require the use of a ladder climbing device when ascending
and descending
the rigmast, as specified by Section 5.5 of the American Petroleum
Institute Standard RP
54-1999 Recommended Practices for Occupational Safety and Health for Oil
and Gas
Well Drilling and Servicing Operations.
DISCLAIMERS:1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested
above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in
all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.

Recent events (2)

2002-11-12 00:00:00 — I (S)
2002-10-23 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Oct 23, 2002
Abate by: Nov 25, 2002
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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:
(a)the hazard of receiving thermal burns during a rig fire while working
from the
finger board/monkeyboard of the mast of the #1 Workover Rig, located at the
Edelblute Number 1 well, Powerline Road, Rosenberg, TX.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is to provide an emergency escape means (such as a "Geronimo
line")
for any employee working from the fingerboard/monkeyboard, as specified by
Section 6.10.1 of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard RP
54-1999,
"Recommended Practices for Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas
Well Drilling and Servicing Operations."
DISCLAIMERS:1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested
above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in
all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.

Recent events (2)

2002-11-12 00:00:00 — I (S) $1750.00
2002-10-23 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Oct 23, 2002
Abate by: Nov 25, 2002
Penalty: Initial $3,500

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)the hazard of being struck by well tooling, pump rods and/or portions
of the rig
structure of the #1 Workover Rig, located at the Edelblute Number 1 well,
Powerline Road, Rosenberg, TX, following failure of the hoist line due to
a "tow
block" situation during operations.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the
hazard is to provide an upper hoist limit switch to limit the upward
travel motion of the
hoist block and well string, as specified by Section 9.4.8 of the American
Petroleum
Institute (API) Standard Recommended Practice, RP 54-1999, "Recommended
Practice
for Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and
Servicing
Operations."
DISCLAIMERS:1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested
above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in
all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.

Recent events (2)

2002-11-12 00:00:00 — I (S)
2002-10-23 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3500.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Oct 23, 2002
Abate by: Nov 25, 2002
Penalty: Initial $500

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)the hazard of being struck by well tooling, pump rods, and/or portions
of the rig
structure of the #1 Workover Rig, located at the Edelblute Number 1 well,
Powerline Road, Rosenberg, TX, following failure of the hoist line due to
pre-
existing damage.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the
hazard is to regularly inspect all workover rig hoist lines for evidence
of
damage due to
abuse or excess wear, and to replace damaged lines as deemed necessary, as
specified
by Section 9.6.1 of the American Petroleum Institute Standard RP 54-1999,
"Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas
Well
Drilling and Servicing Operations."
DISCLAIMERS:1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested
above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in
all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.

Recent events (2)

2002-11-12 00:00:00 — I (O)
2002-10-23 00:00:00 — Z (O) $500.00

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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 304573439.

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