SYCAMORE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: HELMERICK & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of HELMERICK & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. in HOPKINS RUN ROAD, SYCAMORE, PA 15364 (NAICS 211111). OSHA activity number 314108119.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HELMERICK & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.
- Site address
- HOPKINS RUN ROAD
- City
- SYCAMORE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15364
- Mailing
- 1437 SOUTH BOULDER AVE., TULSA, OK 74119
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 211111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1311
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2010
- Abate by
- Jun 16, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
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 an over pressurized 600 psi Hammond ball valve: (a) Jobsite: On or about April 24, 2010, employees were using a 600 psi Hammond ball valve in a 5,000 psi PZL (PZL-11) Triplex drilling mud pump (reduced to 4,200 psi) to pump water through the line. The Hammond 600 psi ball valve failed resulting in one employee being hospitalized and one employee fatality injured. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable and acceptable means of abatement is to comply with the American Petroleum Institute (API), API recommended Practice 54, Third Edition, August 1999, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations Section 9.13.4.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 314108119.
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