ROCKY, OK —
OSHA Inspection: BRONCO DRILLING CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BRONCO DRILLING CO. in STURGEON 2-11, SECT 11 8N 18W, ROCKY, OK 73661 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 311005185.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BRONCO DRILLING CO.
- Site address
- STURGEON 2-11, SECT 11 8N 18W
- City
- ROCKY
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 73661
- Mailing
- 2024 N HWY 81, DUNCAN, OK 73533
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
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 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: Drilling floor; on or about March 27, 2008, employees engaged in the drilling of an oil/gas well with a drilling rig used the break out tong during pipe connections and tripping out of the well (removal of the drill pipe string); the wire rope connecting the tong to draw works was severely damaged and had an knot for attachment. This exposed the employees to the hazard of being struck by an uncontrolled tong assembly upon failure of the wire rope. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard would be to conduct wire rope inspections and removal criteria as recommended by American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 54, Section 9.6; and remove damaged wire ropes from service as mandated by RP 54 Section 9.6.6. Additionally, RP 54, Section 9.9.5, assure that fittings to attach the back up lines have a minimum breaking strength at least equal to that of the wire rope.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.37 A04
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $800.00
- — Z (S) $1700.00
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1700.00
1910.305 D01
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1700.00
1910.307 C
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $1700.00
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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 311005185.
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