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OSHA Inspection: GOOBER DRILLING CORP - RIG #20

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of GOOBER DRILLING CORP - RIG #20 in 3.5 MILES SOUTH ON HWY 8, HWY 62, ANADARKO, OK 73005 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 309783884.

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Site address
3.5 MILES SOUTH ON HWY 8, HWY 62
City
ANADARKO
State
OK
ZIP
73005
Mailing
P.O. BOX 549, STILLWATER, OK 74076
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
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
22
Ownership type
A

9 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 22 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Sep 9, 2006
Penalty
Initial $6,300 · Current $6,000 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:
Rig #20 well site: On or about March 2, 2006, employees engaged in the
drilling of a gas well
were exposed to the hazard of being struck by head-block and drill string
assembly when the
brake systems on the main hoist line failed to hold the load and came
crashing down on the drill
floor. The current brake inspection procedures failed to detect that the
electric brake was
uncoupled from the draw works because the latch holding in the brake
engagement handle fell
off when its hinge nut became loose. Among feasible and useful methods to
correct the hazard
of having a brake system fail would include:
a)The brake inspection procedures must comply, at a minimum, with the
Manufacturer's requirements found in the Nation-Varco manual for this
system.
Brake inspections must be conducted by competent persons.
b)In order to reduce stress on the brake system and eliminate overheating,
a safe
descent speed should be established at less than 300 feet per minute as
recommended by the Nation-Varco manual for this system.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $6000.00
  • — Z (S) $6300.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 03 3 instances 22 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Aug 25, 2006
Penalty
Initial $2,250 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2000.00
  • — Z (S) $2250.00

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Aug 26, 2006

1910.184 E01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 22 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Aug 30, 2006
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.184 E03 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 22 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Aug 30, 2006

1910.184 E04

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 22 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Aug 30, 2006

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 2 instances 385 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Sep 4, 2006
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $500.00
  • — Z (O) $900.00

1904.32 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 3 instances 385 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Sep 4, 2006

1910.1200 F05 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2006
Abate by
Aug 30, 2006

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 309783884.

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