MIDWAY, KS —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWIND DRILLING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHWIND DRILLING, INC. in WELL #1-33, SEC 33, TWP 27, MIDWAY, KS 67111 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 309883437.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOUTHWIND DRILLING, INC.
- Site address
- WELL #1-33, SEC 33, TWP 27
- City
- MIDWAY
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67111
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 276, 8 N. MAIN ST., ELLINWOOD, KS 67526
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
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $438 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 in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards: Employees working the drilling rig #2 at Well #18, Section 18, Township 19 in Ness County Kansas were exposed to struck by hazards created by the whipping action of high pressure hose in the event of a mud hose failure. The 2 inch diamter mud hoses that discharged in the mud pits and the 4 inch diamter mud hose from the mud house were not protected by safety chains or cables. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to secure the hose ends using cables or chains properly located and of sufficient strength to resist hose whipping should it become disconnected or broken as referenced in paragraph 9.13.4 of API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, 1999 edition. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(2) abatement of the above violation was verified at the time of inspection, no certification is required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $437.50
- — Z (S) $875.00
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $350.00
- — Z (S) $700.00
1910.219 E03 I
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2006
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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 309883437.
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