IRA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: WEST TEXAS ENERGY LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WEST TEXAS ENERGY LLC in RIG #1, IRA, TX 79549 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 312473903.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WEST TEXAS ENERGY LLC
- Site address
- RIG #1
- City
- IRA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79549
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1072, CRANE, TX 79731
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $337.50
- — Z (S) $675.00
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Abate by
1910.141 A03 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $337.50
- — Z (S) $675.00
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $337.50
- — Z (S) $675.00
1910.334 A01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $675.00 · Current $338.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $337.50
- — Z (S) $675.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $6000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced
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 the condition(s) listed below: West Texas Energy Service, LLC., Rig 1, Peninsula Reef, Well #1, Ira, TX. For the period of time up to and including 02/10/09, an auxiliary means of escape, such as a Geronimo line, was not installed prior to personnel working in the derrick. API Recommended Practice 54, Third Edition, April 1999, Reaffirmed March 2007, titled "Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations", states in Section 6, Paragraph 6.10.01, "On all land rigs, the derrick or mast shall have an auxiliary means of escape installed prior to personnel working in the derrick." Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure an auxiliary means of escape, such as a Geronimo line, is installed prior to personnel working in the derrick. WEST TEXAS ENERGY SERVICE, LLC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311307573, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, ISSUED ON 10/25/07, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT RIG #2, WILDHORSE "21" #5, HOWARD COUNTY, TX.NTY,
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3000.00
- — Z (R) $6000.00
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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 312473903.