WINIFRED, MT ·
OSHA Inspection: OZ GAS LIMITED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of OZ GAS LIMITED in TUSS RANCH, WINIFRED, MT 59480 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 311216238.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OZ GAS LIMITED
- Site address
- TUSS RANCH
- City
- WINIFRED
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59480
- Mailing
- 225A SWEDE RD, TIDIOUTE, PA 16351
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213112
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1389
- Employees
- 251
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees in that employees were exposed to: (a) On September 23, 2008 and times prior there to, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while over pressuring the relief manifolds following the fracturing process. Feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard would be to secure the manifold to the well head by the use of chain or wire rope as per API document #54 section 9.13.3, and operate piping and valves within there rated working pressures. Securing the manifold beyond hand tight by the use of tools such as a pipe wrench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500.00
- · Z (S) $4500.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 311216238.
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