OSHA Inspection: CDX RESOURCES LLC RIG #10

Issued

Oct 2, 2007

Abate by

Oct 11, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,375

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 was free from recognized
hazards which were
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that,
employees were exposed to
thermal burns in the event of a rig fire when working from an elevated
work platform without
an emergency escape line installed:
a) On or about September 12, 2007 employees were exposed to potential
hazards, such as but
not limited to, rig collapse, rig fire and thermal burns when working from
the derrick platform
while drilling for natural gas. The employer did not install an auxiliary
means of escape prior
to personnel working in the derrick.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to provide an
auxiliary means of escape (such as a Geronimo line) installed on the
derrick prior to personnel
working on the derrick, as specified by section 6.10.1 of the American
Petroleum
Institute (API)
Standard RP54 1999, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil
and Gas Well
Drilling and Servicing Operations.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").