ANNAMORIAH, WV —
OSHA Inspection: CLOWSER WELL SERVICE, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of CLOWSER WELL SERVICE, INC. in ALVA MACE 1, ANNAMORIAH, WV 26141 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 311683692.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CLOWSER WELL SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- ALVA MACE 1
- City
- ANNAMORIAH
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26141
- Mailing
- ROUTE 3 BOX 27-A, SALEM, WV 26426
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2008
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the 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.Alva Mace 1 Well Site - Employees were exposed to potential hazards, such as but not limited to, rig collapse, rig fire and thermal burns when working from the monkeyboard/derrick platform while drilling a natural gas well. The employer did not install an auxiliary means of escape prior to personnel working up on the derrick, as determined on 07/25/08. NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement 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 in the derrick, as specified by section 6.10.1 of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard RP 54 - 1999, "Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations".
1910.141 C01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2008
- Abate by
- Sep 2, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $450 · Current $450
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050
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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 311683692.
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