OSHA Inspection: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES

Issued

May 2, 2011

Abate by

May 20, 2011

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 diCF2d 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 laceration and amputation hazards while working
on the rig floor
of Rig 128 Well Sekich P# 19-21D. The entire top of the drawworks drum was
exposed and
there was no guide in place to prevent the wire spool from moving left and
right. This design
exposed employees to the ingoing nip point between the moving fast line
and the drum and
the moving fast line cable in the zone immediately above the drum casing:
(a)Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Rig 128 Well Sekich P# 19-21D,
Greeley, CO 80631: On or before January 25, 2011, the exposing employer
did not ensure that employees were not exposed to the drawworks drum was
guarded with a barrier to prevent accidental contact. The moving fast line
and
cable in the drum casing is a nip point hazard. This condition exposed
employees to laceration and amputation hazards.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").
A few feasible methods for the employer to controlling this hazard would
be to ensure the
correcting employer installs a barrier guard over the drawworks drum,
inform workers of the
potential hazard described and implement work practices to avoid the
hazard of contacting
moving parts such as hoist cables and drum/spool release.

Issued

May 2, 2011

Abate by

May 20, 2011