OSHA Inspection: SANDIA DRILLING CO LLC

Issued

Jun 17, 2008

Abate by

Jun 20, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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 a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from an elevation.
The employer allowed employee(s) to decend the ladder from the monkey
boards without
adequate fall protection.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to ensure the automatic self-retracting lifeline (Sala block) is
available and used by
employee(s) for fall ptotection when working on the monkey boards.
Disclaimers:
1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method.iate