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OSHA Inspection: PHILLIPS DRILLING COMPANY

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PHILLIPS DRILLING COMPANY in STEVE DAUGHERTY 2 ELK TWP CLARION CNTY, SHIPPENVILLE, PA 16254 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 309341816.

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Site address
STEVE DAUGHERTY 2 ELK TWP CLARION CNTY
City
SHIPPENVILLE
State
PA
ZIP
16254
Mailing
799 OLD ROUTE 119 HIGHWAY NORTH, INDIANA, PA 15701
Inspection type
Referral (C)
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
126
Ownership type
A

20 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1225.00 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 hazard of being struck by falling drill pipe sections:
a) Steve Daugherty 2, Elk Twp, Clarion Cnty, PA - On or about June 18,
2008 the
employer did not ensure that the U-bolt wire rope clips for the hoisting
line (cat line)
were installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions (U-bolt
contacts dead
end and saddle contacts live end). One (1) wire rope clip was reversed
with the u-bolt
installed on the live end.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable method of abatement: 1)
Follow the
American Petroleum Institute (API) RP 9B, August 2002, Recommendation
Practice
on
Application, Care, and Use of Wire Rope for Oilfield Service. 2) Follow
the U-bolt
manufacturers installation instructions
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1225.00 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 hazard of being struck by falling drill pipe sections
and pulled into the
rotating drum of the wire rope winch:
a) Steve Daugherty 2, Elk Twp, Clarion Cnty, PA - On or about June 18,
2008 the
employer did not ensure the pneumatic Tugger winch on the pipe trailer had
a spring
mechanism on the control lever to ensure neutral position when not in use.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Reference American Petroleum Institute (API) RP 54 Section 6.8.8 Machinery
and Toolsnery
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.22 C

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1225.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.24 B

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $735.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $735.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.36 B03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.141 C01 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $735.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $735.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.146 C03

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $735.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $735.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.141 B02 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.151 B

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1225.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1400.00 · Current $980.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $980.00
  • — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.252 A02 IV

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1750.00 · Current $1225.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.254 B04 IV

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1400.00 · Current $980.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $980.00
  • — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.305 G02 II

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 G08

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $735.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $735.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.1200 F05 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 F05 II

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1904.29 B01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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 309341816.