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OSHA Inspection: BEST WELL SERVICES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BEST WELL SERVICES, INC. in GHEEN 2-3 WELL, SEC 3-1N-24E, BEAVER CTY, ELMWOOD, OK 73932 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 313692097.

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Site address
GHEEN 2-3 WELL, SEC 3-1N-24E, BEAVER CTY
City
ELMWOOD
State
OK
ZIP
73932
Mailing
PO BOX 1244, LIBERAL, KS 67905
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213112
SIC code (legacy)
1389
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

9 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 3 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Oct 23, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250
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:
Well site; on or about May 25, 2010, employees operating an oil/gas
service rig were finishing
the re-completion of the well, with the derrick hand working in the mast
during the removal of
the well sucker rods and production tubing; the rig mast emergency escape
system was not
installed properly.  The systems descent line was too short and its
descent device was not
relocated when the mast work elevation changed.  These precluded the
derrick hand from
making timely safe emergency egress from the rig mast during rig
emergencies with hazards as:
fire, explosion, flying objects, and rig collapse. The emergency escape
system manufacturer
instructions identifies the required length of the descent line.  The
American Petroleum Institute
Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling
and
Servicing
Operations, RP 54, 6.10.1 requires that an auxiliary means of escape be
installed on the rig
mast/derrick and that it provides a ready and convenient means of escape
from the derrickman's
working platform.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to limit
the employee's exposure to the hazards is to install the emergency escape
system in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions and industry practices.

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 6, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

1910.141 C01 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Oct 23, 2010
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $750

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 21, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

1910.147 C05 IID

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 21, 2010

1910.147 D04 II

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 21, 2010

1910.184 E01

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 21, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

1910.184 E03 II

Serious Gravity 02 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 21, 2010

1910.184 E04

Serious Gravity 02 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2010
Abate by
Nov 21, 2010

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