MCCOOK, TX · 2006-12-12 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: ROWAN COMPANIES, INC., RIG 41

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2006-12-12 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ROWAN COMPANIES, INC., RIG 41 in FM 681, MCCOOK, TX 78539 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 310527957.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: ROWAN COMPANIES, INC., RIG 41
Site address: FM 681
City: MCCOOK
State: TX
ZIP: 78539
Mailing: 9300 TELEPHONE RD., HOUSTON, TX 77075

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: 2006-12-12 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2006-12-13 00:00:00
Case closed: 2007-03-22 00:00:00
Last modified: 2016-06-10 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2016-06-30 01:10:52

Establishment context

NAICS code: 213111
SIC code (legacy): 1381
Employees: 29
Ownership type: A

Citations

6 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Feb 16, 2007
Abate by: Feb 23, 2007
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 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 hazards associated with the safe use of the escape device
during fire and
explosions during oil and gas drilling operations:
On 12 December 2006, and at other times prior thereto, the emergency escape
line from the derrickman's working platform was too steep to permit safe
emergency escape. The length of the auxiliary escape line had been
installed only
167 ft. from the derrick instead of the required 220 ft.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct this hazard would be installation of a properly rigged
and
secured emergency descent device in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations.

Recent events (2)

2007-03-01 00:00:00 · I (S) $1125.00
2007-02-16 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Feb 16, 2007
Abate by: Feb 23, 2007
Penalty: Initial $5,000

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 fall hazards in the event of failure of the upper
anchorage point of the
emergency escape line:
On 12 December 2006, and at other times prior thereto, employees working at
the derrick platform were exposed to a fall hazard due to the improper
installation
of the Geronimo emergency escape device. The following conditions
contributed
to a fall hazard:
a.The safety buggy was mounted outside the platform's guardrails. An
employee trying to mount the device would be exposed to a fall of 110
feet to the ground.
b.The emergency escape line was not anchored as recommended by the
manufacturer of the device.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard would be installation of a properly rigged and secured
emergency descent device in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations of securing the escape line to a leg of the rig mast.

Recent events (2)

2007-03-01 00:00:00 · I (S)
2007-02-16 00:00:00 · Z (S) $5000.00

1910.23 A09

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Feb 16, 2007
Abate by: Feb 20, 2007
Penalty: Initial $1,125 · Current $845 Reduced

Recent events (3)

2007-03-01 00:00:00 · I (S) $845.00
2007-02-21 00:00:00 · A (S) $1125.00
2007-02-16 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1125.00

1910.24 G

Serious Gravity 01 2 instances 3 exposed

Issued: Feb 16, 2007
Abate by: Feb 23, 2007
Penalty: Initial $1,125 · Current $845 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2007-03-01 00:00:00 · I (S) $845.00
2007-02-16 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1125.00

1910.303 E

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 8 instances 2 exposed

Issued: Feb 16, 2007
Abate by: Feb 23, 2007
Penalty: Initial $1,125

Recent events (2)

2007-03-01 00:00:00 · I (O)
2007-02-16 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1125.00

1910.303 G02 II

Serious Gravity 01 4 instances 4 exposed

Issued: Feb 16, 2007
Abate by: Dec 12, 2006
Penalty: Initial $956 · Current $717 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2007-03-01 00:00:00 · I (S) $717.00
2007-02-16 00:00:00 · Z (S) $956.00

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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 310527957.

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