OSHA Inspection: BOOM DRILLING, LLC

Issued

Feb 8, 2007

Abate by

Feb 14, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

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 the condition(s) listed below:
Boom Drilling, LLC, Rig #10, Jones Energy - Willis D Price 16-H, Lipscomb
County, Texas.
For the period of time up to and including 09/06/06, employees were
exposed to struck-by
hazards due to the lack of anti-two blocking or some other device that
would positively prevent
the traveling block from striking the crown block.  The rig was equipped
with a crown-o-matic,
however it was not functioning.
API Recommended Practice 54, Third Edition, April 1999, titled
"Recommended Practice for
Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations",
states in Section 6,
Paragraph 6.3.2, "Well operations involving the rig shall not be commenced
until
the rig is
rigged up in a safe manner."
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to equip the drilling rig(s) with anti-two blocking, crown-o-matics or
other positive devices that
will prevent the traveling block from making contact with the crown block.
"Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
that this
violation has been abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement
date."ent

Issued

Feb 8, 2007

Abate by

Feb 14, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

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 the condition(s) listed below:
Boom Drilling, LLC, Rig #10, Jones Energy - Willis D Price 16-H, Lipscomb
County, Texas.
For the period of time up to and including 09/06/06, the escape guywire
was not flagged as per
API RP 4G 14.5.f.
API Recommended Practice 4G, Third Edition, June 2004, titled "Recommended
Practice for
Use and Procedures for Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Drilling and
Well Servicing
Structures", states in 14.5.f "The rig contractor shall be responsible for
placing a visible marker
on each guywire."
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to ensure escape lines are flagged with visible material as per API RP 4G.
"Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
that this
violation has been abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement
date."

Issued

Feb 8, 2007

Abate by

Feb 14, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

Issued

Feb 8, 2007

Abate by

Feb 14, 2007

Issued

Feb 8, 2007

Abate by

Feb 14, 2007