OSHA Inspection: CDX-DART DRILLING

Issued

Jan 6, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875

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 are free from
recognized hazards that
are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees in that the
employees are exposed to a struck-by hazard if the wire rope connection
were to fail:
(a) CDX-DART Drilling, at the Smith Rancho #2 wellsite, Moffat, County, CO:
On or before December 27, 2004, the employer did not ensure that the
specified
spacing between clips on the wire rope that anchored the winch line on the
drill floor
was maintained, thereby exposing 10 or more employees to a struck-by
hazard in the
event the wire rope connection failed. The clips had no spacing between
them.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
place three inches between clamps.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for
this item (See
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 6, 2005

Abate by

Jan 26, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,125

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 are free from
recognized hazards that
are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees in that the
employees were exposed to cuts and lacerations due to the exposed end of
the wire rope:
(a) CDX-DART Drilling, at the Smith Rancho #2 wellsite, Moffat, County, CO:
On or before December 27, 2004, the employer did not ensure that the end
strands of
the splice on the wire rope that anchored the winch were covered or
blunted, thereby
exposing 10 or more employees to a cutting hazard in the event someone
touched the
wire rope splice.  The splice was above the rig floor. Among other
methods, one
feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to blunt or cover
the
wire
rope end.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (See
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 6, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $4,500

Issued

Jan 6, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875

Issued

Jan 6, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005