BIG SPRING, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: BROWNING DRILLING, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BROWNING DRILLING, LLC in RIG 7, QUIRK 41 LEASE, 4.6M E OF ELBOW, BIG SPRING, TX 79720 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 339480220.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROWNING DRILLING, LLC
- Site address
- RIG 7, QUIRK 41 LEASE, 4.6M E OF ELBOW
- City
- BIG SPRING
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79720
- Mailing
- 1510 SCURRY SUITE C, BIG SPRING, TX 79720
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213111
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A08 II
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii): Every floor hole into which persons could accidently walk was not guarded by a floor hole cover of standard strength and construction: Drilling Rig: On or about November 04, 2013, employees were working on the mud pit floor where an opening was large enough that someone could walk and was not guarded by a floor hole cover. This condition exposed employees to a potential fall hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2520
1910.23 E06
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(6): All handrails and railings shall be provided with a clearance of not less than 3 inches between the handrail or railing and any other object. Drilling Rig: On or about November 04, 2013 employees were working on the rig floor more than 10 feet above the ground level where they were exposed to an opening of more than 3 inches between the guardrail and the stairs. This condition exposed employees to a potential fall hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2520
1910.24 F
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,890 · Current $1,890
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(f): Rise height and tread width were not uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs: Drilling Rig: On or about November 04, 2013 employees were working on the rig floor where the stairs were damaged and not of uniform rise height. This condition exposed employees to a potential trip hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1890
1910.305 G02 II
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $3,150
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap: Light Plant: On or about November 04, 2013 an 18 gauge wire was spliced with a 12 gauge wire connecting the mix shack lights. This condition exposed employees to an electrical hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3150
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,890 · Current $1,890
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws At the light plant trailer: On or about November 04, 2013 employees were exposed to electrical hazards when an electrical cord did not have strain relief at the end of an opening in a junction box connecting centrifugals pumps.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1890
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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 339480220.
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