BOKOSHE, OK —
OSHA Inspection: ALEXANDER DRILLING, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ALEXANDER DRILLING, INC. in 2.6 MILES S.E. OFF HWY 31 & RAIL ROCK RD., BOKOSHE, OK 74930 (NAICS 211111). OSHA activity number 306637018.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALEXANDER DRILLING, INC.
- Site address
- 2.6 MILES S.E. OFF HWY 31 & RAIL ROCK RD.
- City
- BOKOSHE
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 74930
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 6162, FT. SMITH, AR 72096
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
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 211111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1311
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,625 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: The employer failed to follow established procedure for blowing out the conductor pipe and failed to ensure the required valves had been closed to control material coming from the hole, which allowed compressed air to blow waste material up the conductor pipe into the bottom of the rig floor causing the drill bushing and slips to explode from the rotary table fatally injuring an employee. Feasible methods to correct the hazard including, but are not limited to, controlling the compressed air flow.essed
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2625.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
1910.151 A
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050
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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 306637018.
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