OSHA Inspection: NEWMAN OPERATING COMPANY RIG NUMBER 11

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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:
At this location, employees involved in a drilling operation were using a
Gardner
Denver mud pump which was not equipped with a safety relief valve to ensure
explosive disintegration of the pump would not occur.
Among other methods, one feasible method to abate this violation is
installation
of a functional safety relief valve.

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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 fire and explosion hazard:
At this location, an employee involved in an oil and gas drilling
operation on
Newman Operating Company Rig # 11 was working from the Monkey Board.
The employer did not ensure a Geronimo Emergency Escape Line with a
properly
installed Geronimo Emergency Escape Device was installed on the rig:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard would be installation of a properly rigged and secured
emergency
descent or other satisfactory auxiliary means of egress, such as specified
in API
Recommended Practice 54, Third Edition, August 1999, Reaffirmed March 2007,
"Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling
and Servicing Operations", Section 6.10 AUXILIARY ESCAPE, sub-section
6.10.1, page number 13.  Essential elements of this procedure would
include:
a.Staking out a securely anchored one-half inch wire rope escape line
attached to the derrick or mast so as to provide a ready and convenient
means of escape from the Derrickman's working platform.
b.The escape line route is to be kept clear of obstructions.
c.A safety device is to be provided to permit fast emergency exit from the
Derrickman's working platform to a safe place.
d.The tension on the escape line is to be periodically checked and adjusted
to assure a safe landing and to allow the Derrickman to stop twenty to
twenty-five feet from the anchor point.
e.The ground anchor point of the escape line is to be located a minimum
lateral distance from the derrick or mast equal to the height above ground
level to the point where the escape line is fastened.

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 13, 2012

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 7, 2012

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Issued

Mar 1, 2012

Abate by

Mar 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced