OSHA Inspection: QUAIL WELL SERVICE

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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.    On or about August 13, 2014 the employer did not ensure that employees working in excess of four feet were protected from falling to a lower level exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Dec 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(i): Toilet facilities were not provided to employees.    On or about 13 August, 2014 the employer did not provide employees with a toilet facility at the worksite exposing employees to an unsanitary workplace.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $1,386 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition.    On or about August 13, 2014 the employer failed to ensure that a fire extinguisher on-site was maintained in a fully charged and operable condition exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,700 · Current $4,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Flights of stairs having four or more risers were not equipped with a standard railing as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section.    On or about August 13, 2014 the employer did not ensure that a set of stairs located on the rig that had four or more risers was equipped with a standard railing exposing employees to fall hazards.    The Quail Well Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 3160444809, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 250 Highway 206, Cisco, TX 76437.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,696 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 August 13, 2014 the employer did not ensure that a pulley located on the engine of a work over rig was not guarded exposing employees to caught-in hazards.    The Quail Well Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 3160444809, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 250 Highway 206, Cisco, TX 76437.