OSHA Inspection: OILFIELD SUPPORT SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to struck-by hazards while working in an excavation where a compact excavator operator moved loads over the employees' heads at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment:  (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to struck-by hazards while working in an excavation where a compact excavator operator moved loads over employees' heads at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:    (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while probing for utilities in a trench approximately eight feet deep at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation:   (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation with water accumulation approximately one foot deep at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety:   (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation with water accumulation and an unprotected side approximately eight feet high at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.   (b) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working in a trench with unprotected walls approximately eight feet high at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations:     (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to struck-by hazards while working in excavation one where a compact excavator fell into the excavation striking an employee at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.     (b) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to struck-by hazards while working in excavation one where the spoil pile was next to the edge of the excavation at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.     (c) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to struck-by hazards while working in excavation two with the spoil pile approximately one foot away from the trench at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:    (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation with an unprotected side approximately eight feet high at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.    (b) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working in a trench with unprotected walls approximately eight feet tall and 21 feet long at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:  (a) On or about September 18, 2013, for employees exposed to crushing hazards while operating a compact excavator without a seatbelt at or near BIA Route 10 and Rabbit Road, Mandaree, North Dakota.