OSHA Inspection: LOYZ REX DRILLING SERVICES LLC

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.:  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees who dump cuttings and fly ash into the cuttings pit located at LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk was not guarded:  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees working on the rig floor where employees clean out the Mongoose Shakers and/or screens of the two Mongoose Shakers with floor holes approximately 18" x 40" in front of each shaker on the LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees working on the rig floor taking readings of the water tank under the stairs to the doghouse and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately four feet into the water tank or approximately fifteen feet to ground on the LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees working with corrosive materials that included, but were not limited to, lime, fly ash, and corrosion inhibitor where the eyewash and shower station was plumbed backwards on the rig floor of the LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards and potential amputations from an unguarded belt and pulley while performing maintenance, repair and routine generator checks on generator #2 on LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards and potential amputations from an unguarded belt and pulley while performing maintenance, repair and routine generator checks on generator #2 on LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  (a) On or about May 15, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees wearing tight-fitting, half-face respirators who were exposed to respiratory hazards and other health hazards while mixing lime with drilling mud at the LRDS Rig 700, approximately two miles south of Tolley, North Dakota.  Abatement Note:    A minimally acceptable respiratory protection program shall include all of the following requirements:    1.  Written standard operating procedures governing the selection and use of respirators shall be established.    2.  Only approved respirators shall be used.  Respirators shall be selected on the basis of hazards to which the worker is exposed.    3.  Respirators must be provided free-of-charge where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.    4.  Employers must provide (free-of-charge) a medical evaluation to determine each employee's fitness to wear a respirator before initial use.    5.  Before initial respirator use, fit testing is required for all employees using negative or positive pressure, tight-fitting respirators where such respirators are required by OSHA or where the employer requires the use of such a respirator.    6.  The user shall be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations.    7.  Surveillance of work area conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress shall be conducted.    8.  Employer must ensure the use of respirators where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.    9.  Respirators shall be regularly cleaned and disinfected to keep them in a sanitary condition.    10.  Respirators shall be stored in a clean and sanitary location to prevent damage and contamination.    11.  Respirators shall be inspected during cleaning and repaired when necessary.    12.  There shall be regular inspection and evaluation to determine the continued effectiveness of the program.    13.  Compressed breathing air must meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air.    14.  The employer must establish and retain medical evaluations and fit-testing records.