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OSHA Inspection: PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY in SEC 3-6N-9W, CHICKASHA, OK 73018 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 306646639.

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Site address
SEC 3-6N-9W
City
CHICKASHA
State
OK
ZIP
73018
Mailing
PO BOX 1416, SNYDER, TX 79550
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213111
SIC code (legacy)
1381
Employees
5
Ownership type
Private (A)

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 P01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Feb 10, 2005
Abate by
Feb 14, 2005
Penalty
Initial $7,000
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S)
  • · Z (S) $7000.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 10, 2005
Abate by
Feb 14, 2005
Penalty
Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer does not
ensure employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm:
At the jobsite employees were required to perform work operations from an
elevated work
platform (man basket) supported by a SkyTrak rough terrain type forklift,
Model 8042, Serial
#0160005379, without being secured to the forklift as required by the
operator's manual and
ASME B56.6-1992 standard.  The employees were exposed to the kind of
hazards associated
with falls.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to
incorporate and
enforce the proper safety practices for elevating personnel on a work
platform, to include but,
not limited to the task of securely attaching the platform to the lifting
carriage and forks as
required by the operator's manual and ASME B56.6-1992 standard, into a
working
forklift
training and certification program as required by OSHA Standard 29 CFR
1910.178(l)(1).
***Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
this violation
has been abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement date.***t
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $7000.00
  • · Z (W) $70000.00

1910.178 L04 IID

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Feb 10, 2005
Abate by
Feb 18, 2005
Penalty
Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $7000.00
  • · Z (W) $70000.00

1910.178 L04 IIE

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 10, 2005
Abate by
Feb 18, 2005
Recent events (2)
  • · F (W)
  • · Z (W)

1910.178 L01 I

Repeat Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 10, 2005
Abate by
Feb 18, 2005
Penalty
Initial $35,000 · Current $38,500
Recent events (2)
  • · F (R) $38500.00
  • · Z (R) $35000.00

1910.178 L06

Repeat Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Feb 10, 2005
Abate by
Feb 18, 2005
Penalty
Initial $35,000 · Current $38,500
Recent events (2)
  • · F (R) $38500.00
  • · Z (R) $35000.00

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