OSHA Inspection: TITAN DRILLING, LLC

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $4410.00 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 to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the condition(s) listed below:
Titan Drilling, LLC., Rig 4, NPDF 22-1, Hartley County, TX.  For the
period of time up to
and including 09/01/11, employees were working in the cellar, unprotected,
while the blowout
preventer (BOP) assembly was being set in place, exposing employees to
struck-by and crushing
hazards.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard would
include:
a.  Ensure a direct line of sight is maintained between the operator and
other employees
involved in seating / unseating the blowout preventer assembly.
b.  Ensure employees are not in / near the cellar when seating / unseating
equipment such
as pumps and blowout preventers.
c.  Contract a third party for BOP installation.

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $4410.00 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 to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the condition(s) listed below:
Titan Drilling, LLC., Rig 4, NPDF 22-1, Hartley County, TX.  For the
period of time up to
and including 09/01/11, an auxiliary means of escape was not available for
employees working
in the derrick.
API Recommended Practice 54, Third Edition, April 1999, Reaffirmed March
2007, titled
"Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Drilling and
Servicing
Operations", states in Section 6, Paragraph 6.10.01, "On all land rigs,
the derrick or mast shall
have an auxiliary means of escape installed prior to personnel working in
the derrick."
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to ensure an auxiliary means of escape is installed on the escape line
prior to personnel working
in the derrick.l

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1890.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1890.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $4410.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1890.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Current $6300.00

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-30 00:00:00

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $630.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $630.00 Reduced