OSHA Inspection: OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5250.00 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 the hazard of crushing injuries associated with the rollover of Morooka buggies without the use of the operator restraint system:    (a)  Loveridge Mine #22 site:  Employees operated Morooka Rubber Crawler Carriers/buggies to perform drilling and compressor operations.  Employees operated the buggies without the use of the installed operator restraint system, as determined on February 23, 2013.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     a. Cassvillle 3 D Project Consol Energy Loveridge Mine # 22 Property: An employee required to wear a N95 particulate face piece during seismic drilling operations was not provided a medical evaluation, as determined on February 23, 2013.      Abatement Certification Required for this Item

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):       a. Cassville 3D Project Consol Energy Loveridge Mine #22 Property: The employer did not ensure that all employees required to wear the N95 particulate face piece respirators during seismic drilling operations were fit tested, as determined on February 23, 2013.     Abatement Certification required for this Item