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OSHA Inspection: BLACK RIVER OILFIELD SERVICES, LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BLACK RIVER OILFIELD SERVICES, LLC in TROJAK UNIT 1 UNION TWP ERIE CNTY, UNION CITY, PA 16438 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 309341857.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
TROJAK UNIT 1 UNION TWP ERIE CNTY
City
UNION CITY
State
PA
ZIP
16438
Mailing
2761 SALT SPRINGS ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44509
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
213112
SIC code (legacy)
1389
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

13 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Oct 28, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 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 physical harm from crushing injuries from derrick failure
or collapse:
a) Trojack Unit 1, Union Twp, Erie Cnty, PA - On or about June 23, 2008
the company
did not stabilize the 2007 Dickirson SR-60 Double Drum Rig #4550 or
company number
SE #2 according to manufacturer's guyline/anchor pattern. Eight (8)
external guylines
and four (4) ground anchors were not set to prevent collapse or mast
failure.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard is to: (1)
Follow the requirements of Dickirson Corporation specification sheet
(which
replicates
the posted placard mounted on the rig provided by the manufacturer) which
requires eight
(8) guy wires from the derrick to be connected to four (4) ground anchors;
(2) Reference
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice RP54 Paragraph
6.3.2 which
states that "Well operations involving the rig shall not be commenced
until the rig is
rigged up in a safe manner"; (3) Reference OSHA Instruction PUB 8-1.8
Guidelines on
the Stability of Well Servicing Derricks dated July 15, 1991; (4)
Reference Association
of Energy Service Companies (AESC) Recommended Safe Procedures and
Guidelines
for Oil and Gas Well Servicing page 67 "Every rig should be equipped with
the number
and size of guy lines as recommended by the manufacturer. Every guy line
recommended
by the manufacturer should be utilized according to the manufacturer's
specification".
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.22 C

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $735 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $735.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.120 Q06 IA

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.120 Q01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.38 A

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.135 A01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Oct 14, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,400 · Current $980 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $980.00
  • — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.132 D01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.132 F01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.141 C01 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $735 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $735.00
  • — Z (S) $1050.00

1910.151 B

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1225.00
  • — Z (S) $1750.00

1910.157 G01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,400 · Current $980 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $980.00
  • — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,400 · Current $980 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $980.00
  • — Z (S) $1400.00

1910.1200 G08

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2008
Abate by
Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

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 309341857.

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