OSHA Inspection: PERFORMANCE DRILLING, LLC

Issued

Sep 2, 2008

Abate by

Sep 19, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 struck by and crushing hazards:
a.Performance Drilling, Rig #1, Well #HR230 - Employees were performing
work on and around the drilling rig.  Employees were exposed to the hazard
of collapse of the derrick/mast in that the employer did not ensure that
the guy
wire anchor spacing/pattern was consistent with the manufacturer's
recommendations or with consensus standards, as determined on 07/25/08.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to follow accepted safe practices such as but not limited to; a)
install guy wire
anchors according to the rig manufacturer's recommendations for guying
patterns, and b)
install guy wires according to the Recommended Practice for Use and
Procedures
for
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Drilling and Well Servicing
Structures (API
Recommended Practice 4G), Section 13.1.

Issued

Sep 2, 2008

Abate by

Oct 10, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 struck by and crushing hazards:
a.Performance Drilling, Rig #1, Well #HR230 - Employees were performing
work on and around the drilling rig.  Employees were exposed to the hazard
of collapse of the derrick/mast in that the employer did not ensure that
the
anchor capacities were verified prior to attaching guy lines to the
anchors, as
determined on 07/25/08.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to follow accepted safe practices such as but not limited to ;
a) verify the capacity
of the anchors by pull testing or other method based upon accepted
engineering practices that
yield equivalent results to pull testing, as specified in the Recommended
Practice for Use,
and Procedures for Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Drilling and
Well Servicing
Structures (API Recommended Practice 4G), section 14.5(a), and b) the
employer shall be
responsible for providing anchorage capable of withstanding the maximum
guy line loads, as
specified in the Specification for Drilling and Well Servicing (API
Specification 4E) section
3.14.

Issued

Sep 2, 2008

Abate by

Oct 10, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Sep 2, 2008

Abate by

Oct 27, 2008

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875