OSHA Inspection: ULTRA RESOURCES INC

Issued

Sep 27, 2010

Abate by

Oct 12, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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 exposed to a
struck-by hazard:
a) Gas line production site, Lick Run Road, Tioga PA, A hammer union on a
gas
line
manifold with approximately 3000 p.s.i. of pressure was mismatched in that
the
halves did not have the same thread type resulting in separation of the
components,
thus exposing employees to serious injury, on or about 06/18/10.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to: Ensure that each hammer union is made up of halves with the same
thread type in
accordance with American Petroleum Institute API RP-54, Recommended
Practice for
Occupational Safety of Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations
Manual, page 20,
section 9.13.5
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED