CLENDENIN, WV —
OSHA Inspection: NOAH HORN WELL DRILLING, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of NOAH HORN WELL DRILLING, INC. in CLENDENIN, CLENDENIN, WV 24656 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 311684237.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NOAH HORN WELL DRILLING, INC.
- Site address
- CLENDENIN
- City
- CLENDENIN
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 24656
- Mailing
- PO BOX 269, VANSANT, VA 24656
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
- 160
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2008
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5a1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was 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.Noah Horn Well Drilling, Inc. Employees were exposed to potential hazards, such as but not limited to, rig collapse, rig fire, and thermal burns when working from the monkey board/derrick platform while drilling for natural gas. The employee did not install an auxiliary means of escape prior to personnel working up on the derrick,as determined on or about 08/26/08. 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".
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (S) $4000.00
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,300 · Current $900 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $900.00
- — Z (S) $1300.00
1910.253 B02 II
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $1,625
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (S) $1625.00
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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 311684237.
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