OSHA Inspection: SERVICE DRILLING SOUTHWEST LLC

Issued

Mar 11, 2004

Abate by

Mar 16, 2004

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600

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 condition(s) listed below:
a) The work site located in Lipscomb County, Texas, Service Drilling
Southwest LLC Rig #12;
on or about September 13, 2003, employees were exposed to a struck-by
hazard created when
the blocks hit the crown of the rig and fell to the rig floor during TOH
operations.
Among other methods, one reasonable method of hazard abatement would be to
provide a safety
device which would control the drawworks by eliminating the possibility of
pulling into the
crown and would stop the traveling block at a safe level
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