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OSHA Inspection: SPESS COMPANIES

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SPESS COMPANIES in YATES 1, ELMWOOD, OK 73935 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 313688558.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
SPESS COMPANIES
Site address
YATES 1
City
ELMWOOD
State
OK
ZIP
73935
Mailing
206 S BROADWAY, CLEVELAND, OK 74020
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
213112
SIC code (legacy)
1389
Employees
5
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 27, 2010
Abate by
Feb 8, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
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:
In that employees working at a height of approximately 50 feet in the rig
mast on or about
December 4, 2009 did not have a secondary means of escape anchored to a
secure point at
ground level.  The employer did not properly install a secondary means of
escape for the
employee to use in the event of an emergency when working in the derrick.
Among other
methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct the
improperly anchored
emergency escape line is to identify a safe landing area on the site and
to install an anchor
meeting the manufacturer's recommendation prior to conducting well
servicing operations.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 27, 2010
Abate by
Feb 8, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
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:
In that employees working on or around the rig on or about December 4,
2009 are exposed to
improperly rigged guy wires used to stablize the rig mast.  The employer
did not ensure
employees properly rigged the guy wires to the anchors in the pad to
ensure the cable would
adequately hold the rig mast in the event of a dynamic load.

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 313688558.

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