GILMER, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BASIN DRILLING LP RIG #102
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BASIN DRILLING LP RIG #102 in HWY 852, GILMER, TX 75644 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 309575959.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BASIN DRILLING LP RIG #102
- Site address
- HWY 852
- City
- GILMER
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75644
- Mailing
- 1121 ESE LPPO 323, TYLER, TX 75701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1381
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 9, 2008
- Abate by
- May 14, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $735 Reduced
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 to employees working with damaged running wire ropes in a drilling rig hoist: a. On or about Apr 3, 2008 and times prior to, at the Basin Drilling Rig #102 platform, an Ingersol-Rand hoist was being used with a frayed running wire rope. The 9/16 inch diameter wire rope had damaged portions and numerous broken outside wires. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by potentially lost loads in the event that the wire rope was to break due appreciable loss of strength. b. a. On or about Apr 3, 2008 and times prior to, at the Basin Drilling Rig #102 platform, a Cat-head was being used with a damaged running wire rope. The 1/2 inch diameter wire rope was being used with broken end-strands being used to connect it to the cat-head starting chain. The wire rope did not have its integrity and exposed employees working the brake-out tongs to potential struck-by hazards. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be to thoroughly inspect all hoisting lines once each month and make a record of the monthly inspections designating any noted defects, and remove the wire rope from service when broken wires are found as specified in the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, API Recommended Practice 54, Third Edition, August 1999, Sections 9.6.1, and 9.6.2 Hoisting Lines and Other Wire Rope.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $735.00
- — Z (S) $1225.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 9, 2008
- Abate by
- May 14, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $735 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $735.00
- — Z (S) $1225.00
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Source
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 309575959.
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