OSHA Inspection: NEXUS DRILLING CORPORATION

Issued

May 1, 2009

Abate by

May 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $1,125

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)Nexus Drilling, Rig #4, Daisy Ross No. 2 well site - 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 03/31/09.
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, or 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, 2004), Section 13.1.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

May 1, 2009

Abate by

Jun 5, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $1,125

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)Nexus Drilling, Rig #4, Daisy Ross No. 2 well site - 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, 2004), 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, 1988)
section 3.14.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

May 1, 2009

Abate by

May 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

Issued

May 1, 2009

Abate by

Jun 4, 2009

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

May 1, 2009

Abate by

May 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400