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OSHA Inspection: NABORS DRILLING USA, LP

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NABORS DRILLING USA, LP in RIG #141, STATE JOHNSON 68 #1, PECOS, TX 79772 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 313502023.

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Site address
RIG #141, STATE JOHNSON 68 #1
City
PECOS
State
TX
ZIP
79772
Mailing
515 W GREENS ROAD, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON, TX 77067
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213111
SIC code (legacy)
1381
Employees
500
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Dec 30, 2011
Abate by
Sep 13, 2012
Penalty
Initial $7,000
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 conditions listed below:
On 07/11/11, and times prior to, on Nabors Drilling Rig #141, employees
were working on the
rig floor which did not have the tongs attached to the proper locations.
This condition exposed
employees to struck by hazards.  An employee was struck by the tong
resulting in his leg being
amputated.
API RP 54, section 6.3.2 states, "Well operations involving the rig shall
not be commenced until
the rig is rigged up in a safe manner".
A feasible abatement method would be to ensure the rig is properly rigged,
ie. ensure tongs are
properly attached to their proper place before commencing drilling
operations.
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S)
  • · Z (S) $7000.00

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