OSHA Inspection: PISTOL DRILLING

Issued

2012-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00

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 in that
there were no procedures
or instructions for assuring loads that were being unloaded from a flatbed
trailer remained
secured on the flatbed until employees attached the rigging from the gin
truck and were ready
to unloaded from the flatbed trailer:
On or about March 3, 2012, at the Pistol Drilling equipment yard,The
employer had not
developed  procedures or instructions on how to receive and control
incoming trucks with
equipment.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by or
crush by equipment
falling off the flatbeds.
Feasible abatement methods for this violation include, but may not be
limited to, developing
procedures and training employees on the unloading of flatbed trucks.

Issued

2012-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $6300.00