OSHA Inspection: PIONEER DRILLING RIG#22

Issued

2008-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

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 engaged in
careless acts while working upon oil or gas well drilling rigs:
On or about May 19, 2008 and times prior to, at Pioneer Drilling Rig #22,
an employee
climbed onto a drilling pipe as it was being raised and was exposed to a
fall of approximately
15 feet.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to ensure employees do not engage in horseplay and careless acts,
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, Section 6.1.4, "General Operations. Horseplay and careless
acts
shall not be
permitted."