VELMA, OK — 2011-09-14 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: L. E. JONES DRILLING, LLC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2011-09-14 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of L. E. JONES DRILLING, LLC in WALKER 1-6 WELL SEC 6-2S-4W STEPHENS CTY, VELMA, OK 73083 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 314935222.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: L. E. JONES DRILLING, LLC
Site address: WALKER 1-6 WELL SEC 6-2S-4W STEPHENS CTY
City: VELMA
State: OK
ZIP: 73083
Mailing: 15 S 10TH ST, DUNCAN, OK 73533

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2011-09-14 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2011-09-14 00:00:00
Case closed: 2012-03-06 00:00:00
Last modified: 2012-03-07 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2012-03-09 01:00:31

Establishment context

NAICS code: 213111
SIC code (legacy): 1381
Employees: 17
Ownership type: A

Citations

10 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 15 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-12 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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:
Drilling rig drilling floor:  On or about and times prior to September 14,
2011, employees
operating a drilling rig during the drilling of an oil/gas well used the
drilling floor mounted air
hoist to lift drilling pipe and other drilling equipment to the drilling
floor.  The air hoist wire
rope line was damaged in several places with one area severely smashed.
This exposed
employees to the hazard of being struck by a falling load.  Among other
methods, one feasible
and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be to
institute an inspection
program based either on American National Standard Institute (ANSI)
Standard B30.7, Base
mounted Drum Hoist or the American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended
Practice 54,
Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling
and Servicing
Operations, inspection requirements, and removal of the wire rope from
service when it meets
the wire rope manufacture's, API, and/or ANSI removal criteria.re's,

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (S) $3000.00
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S) $4900.00

1910.132 E

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-12 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (S) $3000.00
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S) $4900.00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-26 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $2975.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (S) $1700.00
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2975.00

1910.184 C14

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 15 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-26 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $2380.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (O) $1400.00
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2380.00

1910.184 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 15 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-26 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (O)
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.184 E03 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 15 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-26 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (O)
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.219 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 6 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-21 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $1785.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (O) $1000.00
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1785.00

1910.219 E03 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 6 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-21 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (O)
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.307 C

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 17 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-12 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $2975.00 · Current $2975.00

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (S) $2975.00
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2975.00

1910.23 B01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 6 exposed

Issued: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Abate by: 2012-02-12 00:00:00

Recent events (2)

2012-02-28 00:00:00 — I (O)
2012-02-08 00:00:00 — Z (O)

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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 314935222.