OSHA Inspection: ENSIGN UNITED STATES SOUTHERN, LLC

Issued

2012-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6600.00 · Current $6600.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 hazard of struck-by:
On or about November 15, 2011, at Village Creek SP GU #2 well site,
employees were
required to use a wire rope for Geronimo line that at the end section of
the line was
obstructed by a 13 3/8 J-55 pipe. This condition exposed the employees to
a struck-by
hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazardous
condition is to relocate the pipe to a place where it does not obstruct
the Geronimo line's
escape route in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute
Recommended Practice
for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing
Operations (API 54
6.10.1) that states: "The escape line route should be kept clear of
obstructions".

Issued

2012-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 hazard of falling:
On or about November 15, 2011, at Village Creek SP GU #2 well site,
employees were
required to use a wire rope for Geronimo line that was kinked in the
middle section of
the line. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazardous
condition is to ensure that the wire rope used as an escape line is
removed from service
when evidence of kinking, crushing, cutting, cold working, or bird-caging
is observed,
in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice
for
Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations
(API
54
9.6.3).

Issued

2012-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-01-15 00:00:00