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OSHA Inspection: PATTERSON UTI DRILLING COMPANY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PATTERSON UTI DRILLING COMPANY in HARROUN #15, CARLSBAD, NM 88220 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 307126631.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
HARROUN #15
City
CARLSBAD
State
NM
ZIP
88220
Mailing
410 N LORAINEST, MIDLAND, TX 79781
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
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
16
Ownership type
Private (A)

6 citations on file for this inspection.

90005 A

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2005
Abate by
Jan 19, 2005
Penalty
Initial $975 · Current $975
NMAC 50-9-5a
Employer did not furnish to each of his employees, employment and a place
of employment
which was free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or
serious physical harm
to his employees.
Employees are exposed to the hazard of a pin keeper missing from the pin
in one leg of
the derrick as required by API RP 54, 2nd edition, 1992 possibly leading
to partial
derrick failure.  One feasible and acceptable abatement method includes
but is not limited
to insertion of the keeper and a more thorough inspection of the rig
during assembly to
insure all pins and keepers are in place.
Date Corrected:                                     Describe Corrective
Action:

1910.23 A08

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2005
Abate by
Jan 19, 2005
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $500

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2005
Abate by
Jan 19, 2005
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $500

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2005
Abate by
Jan 19, 2005

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2005
Abate by
Jan 19, 2005
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $500

1910.106 E06 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 6, 2005
Abate by
Jan 19, 2005

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