OSHA Inspection: SCANDRILL, INC.

Issued

Feb 3, 2010

Abate by

Feb 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 hazard of being struck by drill pipe:
On or about 15 Sep 09, the employer did not ensure that there was adequate
communications
between personnel on the "monkey" board and the driller located at the
controls on the drill
floor, to alert the driller about potential hazards observed from above
the drill floor. This
exposed employees on the drill floor to being struck by unsecured drill
pipe.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to: install a communication system between the drill floor and
the monkey boards that
would allow derrickhands to notify the driller that drill pipe was hung up
under one of the beams
in the derrick and to stop lifting the pipe.
DISCLAIMERS:
1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2)The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3)   The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method.