OSHA Inspection: TITAN WIRELINE SERVICES INC

Issued

Mar 17, 2010

Abate by

Mar 22, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,100

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 causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that,
employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from unsecured well head
connections:
a) East Resources Becker 404 1H Gas Well/Tioga County/Jackson Twp.PA:
Employees positioned too close to the well head during hydraulic fracking
operations
were exposed to struck-by hazards from a failed chixsen or elbow
connecting long
iron from the manifold trailer to the well head, on or about 11/06/09.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard is to ensure
wire line units are spotted as far away from fracturing units as
practicable in accordance with
American Petroleum Institute (API) RP 54 Recommended Practice for
Occupational Safety of
Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations Manual, page 24,
section
13.2.1.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED