PRUDHOE BAY, AK ·
OSHA Inspection: DOYON DRILLING INC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of DOYON DRILLING INC in SPY ISLAND, PRUDHOE BAY, AK 99734 (NAICS 211111). OSHA activity number 333914877.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DOYON DRILLING INC
- Site address
- SPY ISLAND
- City
- PRUDHOE BAY
- State
- AK
- ZIP
- 99734
- Mailing
- 11500 C STREET SUITE 200, ANCHORAGE, AK 99515
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 211111
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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: (a) Outside pipe shed: On or about April 9, 2012 and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to pinch point / struck by hazards presented during oil tote transfer operations in the motor room of drilling rig 15. Conditions were such that employees were able to position portions of their bodies between the pipe shed door and the elevator arm while removing elevator arm securing pins. Removal of the pin released the stored energy of the elevator arm. This condition exposed employees to getting struck by the elevator arm.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 333914877.
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