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OSHA Inspection: PATTERSON UTI DRILLING L.L.P. RIG #131

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PATTERSON UTI DRILLING L.L.P. RIG #131 in FM 763 & OLD BROWNSVILLE RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 307893941.

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Site address
FM 763 & OLD BROWNSVILLE RD
City
CORPUS CHRISTI
State
TX
ZIP
78401
Mailing
4906 EAST HOUSTON HWY, VICTORIA, TX 77091
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213111
SIC code (legacy)
1381
Employees
12
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4000.00 · Current $1950.00 Reduced
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 oilfield equipment in path of auxiliary escape line:
The employees working as derrickmen were exposed to the hazard of running
into
the oilfield equipment in path of the auxiliary Emergency Escape Line due
to
improper rigging. This occurred on or about August 17,2004 on Patterson UTI
Drilling L.L.P. Rig #131.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard would be installation of a properly rigged and secured
emergency
escape descent device as specified in Section 4, Sub-Section 4.7, para
4.7.1 of
American Petroleum Institute (API) RP 54-92 page 11. Essential element of
this
procedure would include:  the escape line route is to be kept clear of
obstructions.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1950.00
  • — Z (S) $4000.00

1910.22 B01

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1100.00 · Current $585.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $585.00
  • — Z (S) $1100.00

1910.23 A08

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $825.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $825.00

1910.304 A02

Other-than-serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4000.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $4000.00

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4000.00 · Current $1950.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1950.00
  • — Z (S) $4000.00

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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 307893941.