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OSHA Inspection: PERMIAN WELL SERVICE, INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of PERMIAN WELL SERVICE, INC. in ALINE BLACKTOP WEST TO RD 430, ALINE, OK 73716 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 312376320.

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Site address
ALINE BLACKTOP WEST TO RD 430
City
ALINE
State
OK
ZIP
73716
Mailing
S. MAIN STREET, RINGWOOD, OK 73768
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
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
5
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced
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 in
that employees were
exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards:
At the worksite:  On or about July 18, 2008, and at times prior thereto,
the employer
required employees to use a well service rig (workover rig) without the
drill line retaining
device properly installed.  Employees were exposed to the type of hazards
associated with
struck-by due to failure of the drill line fastening device.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to
comply with
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 54, Recommended
Practice for
Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations, generally
accepted industry practice and manufacturer requirements.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1800.00
  • — Z (S) $3000.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced
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 in
that employees were
exposed to falls and struck-by hazards associated with structural collapse:
At the worksite:  On or about July 18, 2008, and at times prior thereto,
the employer
required employees to use a well service rig (workover rig) without the
rod basket guylines
connected and tensioned to anchor points.  Employees were exposed to the
type of hazards
associated with failure of the well service rig derrick due to improper
guyline support during
rig operations.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to
comply with
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 54, Recommended
Practice for
Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations, generally
accepted industry practice(s) and manufacturer requirements.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1800.00
  • — Z (S) $3000.00

5(a)(1)

Repeat Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $6000.00 · Current $3600.00 Reduced
THE PERMIAN WELL SERVICE, INC. COMPANY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A
VIOLATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970,
SECTION 5(a)(1), 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
BY NOT PROVIDING A SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS WHILE WORKING IN
THE DERRICK OF A WELL SERVICE RIG WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION
309791499 CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM 001, ISSUED ON 04/26/07, WITH RESPECT
TO A WORKPLACE AT 10 MILES EAST, 8 MILES SOUTH, WAYNOKA, OKLAHOMA
73860.
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 in
that employees were
exposed to the hazard of fire, explosion, oil/gas well blowout and fall
from elevation:
At the worksite:  On or about July 18, 2008, and at times prior thereto,
the
employer
required employees to perform work from elevated heights of a well service
rig derrick
without a secondary means of egress properly installed.  Employees were
exposed to the type
of hazards associated with not being able to egress the derrick in the
event of an emergency.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be to
comply with
American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice 54, Recommended
Practice for
Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations, generally
accepted industry practice(s) and manufacturer requirements.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $3600.00
  • — Z (R) $6000.00

1904.39 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $3000.00
  • — Z (O) $5000.00

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 312376320.