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OSHA Inspection: NABORS DRILLING COMPANY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NABORS DRILLING COMPANY in RIG 460, SWSE 35-152N-95W, KEENE, ND 58847 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 313702151.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
RIG 460, SWSE 35-152N-95W
City
KEENE
State
ND
ZIP
58847
Mailing
P.O. BOX 2396, WILLISTON, ND 58802
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
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
13
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 7, 2009
Abate by
Oct 13, 2009
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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 struck-by hazards:
(a) For the employees working in the proximity of the shaker on Nabors
Drilling rig
#460 in McKenzie County, North Dakota, where a five-inch line with
approximately 30
pounds of pressure was not adequately secured to prevent movement with a
properly
installed safety cable (whip check) in accordance with the American
Petroleum Institute
Recommended Practice 54, section 9.13.3.
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $2000.00
  • · Z (S) $2000.00

1910.132 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 7, 2009
Abate by
Nov 9, 2009
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $2500.00
  • · Z (S) $2500.00

1910.181 C01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 7, 2009
Abate by
Apr 21, 2010
Penalty
Initial $12,500 · Current $7,000 Reduced
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 falls and crushing hazards:
(a) For the employees being hoisted by an Ingersoll Rand pneumatic winch,
model
FA2.5A-13MX1, serial number MW006719, on Nabors Drilling rig #460 located
in
McKenzie County, North Dakota. The winch was not designed or approved by
the
manufacturer for hoisting or lowering personnel.
Note: One feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be for the
employer to
replace the pneumatic winch with an approved hoist and provide specific
training and
policy prohibiting the use of unapproved devices for hoisting personnel.
Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this
Occupational Safety and
Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA
Inspection
Number 310591268, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, issued on December 10,
2007.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O) $7000.00
  • · Z (R) $12500.00

1910.22 A02

Deleted Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 7, 2009
Abate by
Oct 13, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

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 313702151.

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