BROOKWOOD, AL —
OSHA Inspection: BROOKWOOD OIL FIELD SERVICE
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BROOKWOOD OIL FIELD SERVICE in JWR 14-15-3, BROOKWOOD, AL 35444 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 312532492.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BROOKWOOD OIL FIELD SERVICE
- Site address
- JWR 14-15-3
- City
- BROOKWOOD
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35444
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 35, BROOKWOOD, AL 35444
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
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 flame jets, fire balls, and struck-by hazards: (a) On or about 10/06/2008 - Located at the Brookwood Methane Field - Gob Well Number JWR14-15-3 - Roustabout employees charged the separator system with flammable methane gas from the well at unregulated pressures to check its piping and connections for leaks resulting in system over pressurization and methane release at ground level. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to conduct leak tests using air or other recognized and generally accepted method and prohibit blocking off vent stacks when the wellhead is opened:
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
1904.32 B03
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2008
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2008
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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 312532492.
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