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OSHA Inspection: UNIT DRILLING CO.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNIT DRILLING CO. in SIMPSON 4-26, SEC 26 11N 18W, BESSIE, OK 73622 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 311005151.

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Establishment
UNIT DRILLING CO.
Site address
SIMPSON 4-26, SEC 26 11N 18W
City
BESSIE
State
OK
ZIP
73622
Mailing
7101 SW 29TH ST, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73179
Inspection type
Planned (H)
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

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 1, 2008
Penalty
Initial $2,625 · Current $2,000 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:
Drilling rig floor: On or about March 26, 2008, employees engaged in the
drilling of an oil/gas
well used an air hoist to lift all the drilling pipe and other equipment
to the rig floor; the hoisting
wire rope was inadequately inspected and had defects necessitating its
replacement.  The defects
included:  a strand with 8 or more broken wires, wire breaks in the rope
valleys, numerous
other broken wires, smashing of a rope segment, and distortion of the rope
exterior.  The defects
could result in failure of the rope and expose employees to the hazard of
being struck by a
falling load.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct
this hazard would be to institute an inspection program based on American
National Standard
Institute (ANSI) Standard B 30.7, Base Mounted Drum Hoist inspections
requirements, and
remove the hoisting rope from service when it meets the wire rope
manufacturer replacement
and/or ANSI B 30.7 criteria.nt
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2000.00
  • — Z (S) $2625.00

1910.212 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 6 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 29, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.303 B01

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 5, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.305 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 1, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.305 J01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jun 27, 2008
Abate by
Jul 1, 2008
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S)

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