MCALESTER, OK ·
OSHA Inspection: ARKOMA MACHINE & FISHING TOOLS, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ARKOMA MACHINE & FISHING TOOLS, INC. in 2 MILES NORTH, 9 MILES WEST OF CITY, MCALESTER, OK 74501 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 308066877.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ARKOMA MACHINE & FISHING TOOLS, INC.
- Site address
- 2 MILES NORTH, 9 MILES WEST OF CITY
- City
- MCALESTER
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 74501
- Mailing
- 5546 WHEELER AVENUE, FT SMITH, AR 72901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213112
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1389
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2006
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250
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: The recognized hazard of unsecured piping under high pressure; on or about October 12, 2005, an employee was struck by an unsecured discharge pipe under high pressure attached to an air foam unit while working at a gas wellsite near Arpelar, Oklahoma. The employee suffered injuries which resulted in his death. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to tighten the vent pipe with the discharge facing up and securing the pipe with a "U" clamp, in accordance to API 54-1992, Paragraph 8.13.2.ph
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1250.00
- · Z (S) $1250.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 308066877.
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