OSHA Inspection: NABORS COMPLETION & PRODUCTION SERVICES COMPANY

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(A): The employer did not provide fire watchers whenever welding or cutting was performed in locations where other than a minor fire might develop:      (a)   On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior, for employees exposed to fire hazards while welding on vacuum tank trailers with cardboard, wood, and other combustible materials in the area at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv): Cutting or welding was permitted in areas without an inspection by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations:      (a)   On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior, for employees performing welding activities where one employee suffered fatal injuries from an explosion while repairing a vacuum tank trailer at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(ii): All hollow spaces, cavities, or containers were not vented to permit the escape of air or gases before preheating, cutting, or welding was performed:      (a)   On or about October 3, 2014, for employees exposed to fire hazards while welding on an unvented vacuum tank trailer that contained hydrocarbons where one employee suffered fatal injuries from an explosion at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:      (a)  On or about October 9, 2014, and at times prior, for employees exposed to fire hazards while working in or near the welding bay where oxygen cylinders were stored within five feet from acetylene cylinders at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i): Welding, cutting, or other hot work was performed on used drums, barrels, tanks, or other containers that had not been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain there were no flammable materials present or any substances such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which when subjected to heat, might produce flammable or toxic vapors:      (a)  On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior, for employees exposed to fire hazards while welding on an uncleaned vacuum tank trailer that contained hydrocarbons where one employee suffered fatal injuries from an explosion at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xiii)(B): The employer failed to designate an individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations in areas not specifically designed for such processes:      (a)  On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior, for employees engaged in welding activities, to include aluminum welding, in a designated welding area without design features such as but not limited to a sprinkler system and localized ventilation at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a)  On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior, for employees engaged in welding activities on vacuum tank trailers that previously contained potentially flammable liquids and vapors, including but not limited to production water, where one employee suffered fatal injuries from an explosion at or near 13568 58th Street NW in Williston, North Dakota.