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OSHA Inspection: PEP DRILLING COMPANY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PEP DRILLING COMPANY in KLEINERT 1 SPRING TWP CRAWFORD CNTY, ALBION, PA 16401 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 311875108.

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Site address
KLEINERT 1 SPRING TWP CRAWFORD CNTY
City
ALBION
State
PA
ZIP
16401
Mailing
123 SOUTH 10TH STREET SUITE 210, MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213111
SIC code (legacy)
1381
Employees
18
Ownership type
A

30 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00
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 causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to an open flame heater operated near the rig floor:
a) Kleinert 1, Spring Township, Crawford County, PA - On or about October
9, 2009,
on PEP Drilling Co. Rig #10, employees were exposed to a fire hazard from
an
unapproved heater inside the dog house trailer. A homemade stove
fabricated from a
single piece of steel pipe was identified as an ignition source in close
proximity to the
well bore. Condition created a potential fire/expolsion hazard.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard is to: (1)
Follow the requirements Reference American Petroleum Institute (API)
recommended
Practice RP 54, Paragraph 7.1.8, page 14ge

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00
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 causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to working from an elevated work platform without properly
installed emergency
escape line and Geronimo device:
a)Kleinert 1, Spring Township, Crawford County, PA - On or about October 9,
2009, on PEP Drilling Co. Rig #10, the Geronimo line was not installed for
employees
to use in case of an emergency evacuation from the derrick board. The
derrick board was
located sixty-five feet (65') above the ground.
ABATEMENT REFERENCE:
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard is to: (1)
Follow the requirements Reference American Petroleum Institute (API)
recommended
Practice RP 54, Paragraph 6.10.1, page 13ge

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00
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 causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to overhead pressurized lines which were not secured with
safety straps to prevent
equipment from falling to the drill platform in the event of failure:
a) Kleinert 1, Spring Township, Crawford County, PA - On or about October
9, 2009,
on PEP Drilling Co. Rig #10, the goose neck pipe for the drilling mud line
as it connects
to the flexible hose was not secured with a safety straps to prevent the
hose from falling
in the event of failure under pressure. Condition created potential
struck-by hazards.
ABATEMENT REFERENCE:
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard

1910.22 C

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

1910.24 B

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.120 Q01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

1910.120 Q06 IA

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.38 B

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.132 D01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

1910.145 C02 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.145 C02 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $450.00 · Current $450.00

1910.151 B

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

1910.151 B

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.157 G01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.157 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.157 C04

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.157 E03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

1910.219 E01 I

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.253 E05 III

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

1910.252 A02 IV

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.253 B04 III

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.332 B01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

1910.305 G02 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

1910.1200 G01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 F05 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 F05 II

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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