WOLF SUMMIT, WV —
OSHA Inspection: HALL DRILLING, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HALL DRILLING, LLC in COTTRILL 3H WELL SITE, WOLF SUMMIT, WV 26426 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 335865994.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HALL DRILLING, LLC
- Site address
- COTTRILL 3H WELL SITE
- City
- WOLF SUMMIT
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26426
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 249, ELLENBORO, WV 26346
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213111
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $5,040 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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees in that tripping out of the hole was permitted while a air flow was coming out of the well and up through the rig floor: (a) Well site Cottrill 3H, Rig #3: Employees were tripping out of the hole after drilling to a depth of 480 feet. Employees removed the air bowl rubber and continued tripping out of the hole while there was air flow from the well bore that was potentially hazardous, as determined on December 12, 2012.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5040
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $5,040 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not properly used when necessary whenever potential hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) Well site Cottrill 3H, Rig #3: Employees removed the air bowl rubber and continued tripped out of the hole while there was air flow from the well bore that was potentially hazardous. Fllame retardant clothing was not properly worn as required, determined on December 12, 2012.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5040
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 335865994.
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