OSHA Inspection: FALCON DRILLING LLC

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,500 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 a struck-by hazard:
a) Rig #17 in Susquehanna County, PA: Employees were exposed to struck-by
hazards from
pressurized air hoses whose whip checks had not been secured, on or about
November 18, 2011.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard is to:
1) Ensure that all pressured connections are secured by an acceptable
means in order to maintain
control of the pressurized hoses in case of a failure in accordance with
American Petroleum
Institute (API) RP 54 Recommended Practices for Occupational Safety of oil
and Gas Well
Drilling and Servicing Operations Manual, page 20, section 9.13.3.; and
2) Ensure that all critical equipment, including pressurized connections,
are inspected
periodically as recommended by the manufacturer or in accordance with
recognized engineering
practices in accordance with American Petroleum Institute (API) RP 54
Recommended Practices
for Occupational Safety of oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations Manual, page 21,
section 9.16.1.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 26, 2011