OSHA Inspection: PREMIER,INC.

Issued

2005-04-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

Issued

2005-04-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

Issued

2005-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

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 the following conditions:
a)On the rigging platform, Grey Wolf Rig #34, employees who were hoisting
steel
casing were not protected from the hazard(s) of being struck by.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct the
this hazard is:
To ensure implementation of the elements listed in: American Petroleum
Institute, Recommended
Practice, 54-Third Edition, August 1999,(API RP 54-99) Section 9,
Sub-Section,9.7, paragraph
9.7.3, "The hoisting hook shall be equipped with a safety latch or other
equivalent device to
prevent accidental release of the load being hoisted or lowered".
*** Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required ***