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OSHA Inspection: SIDEWINDER DRILLING INC.

Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of SIDEWINDER DRILLING INC. in 21 MI. NORTH OF RANKIN, RANKIN, TX 79778 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 339738593.

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Site address
21 MI. NORTH OF RANKIN
City
RANKIN
State
TX
ZIP
79778
Mailing
952 ECHO LANE SUITE 460, HOUSTON, TX 77024
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213111
Employees
12
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 1, 2014
Abate by
Oct 11, 2014
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 struck-by/caught between hazards.  On or about April 20, 2014, at Sidewinders Drilling Rig # 17, in Upton County employees performing drilling operations were exposed to the hazard of being struck-by/caught between the pull back line and the top drive.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $7000

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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 339738593.

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