OSHA Inspection: TRINIDAD DRILLING USA, RIG 101

Issued

Aug 23, 2010

Abate by

Sep 2, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,500

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 caught between/crushed.
On or about 02/28/2010, the employer did not ensure that the operator of
the Iron Roughneck
understood the operation of the National Oilwell Varco, Model # IR-3080
Iron Roughneck (IR)
that was in use on Rig 101. This exposed employees to hazards related to
being caught
by/crushed by.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to: provide training or refresher training to IR operators and
verify that they have
understood the training provided to them.
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.iate