OSHA Inspection: POST & MASTIN WELL SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:  Employees working the rig located at SEC 31, TWP 30, R 32, Garden City, KS 67846 were exposed to slip, trip, and fall hazards in that stairs were not provided for employees to access the walking/working level of the rig platform.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   Employees working the rig located at SEC 31, TWP 30, R 32, Garden City, KS 67846, were exposed to fall hazards of up to 50 inches from the open sides of the walking/working level platform of the rig to the ground below, in that fall protection was not provided.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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):  Employees working the rig located at SEC 31, TWP 30, R 32, were exposed to in-running nip point hazards while accessing the rig platform located behind the cab, near the outer power steering pump, in that pulleys were not guarded in accordance with the standard.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  Employees working the rig located at SEC 31, TWP 30, R 32, Garden City, KS 67846, were exposed to in-running nip point hazards while accessing the rig platform located behind the cab on the driver's side near the outer power steering pump, in that the two 1/2 inch vertical v belts were not fully enclosed.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  Employees working the rig located at SEC 31, TWP 30, R 32, Garden City, KS 67846, were exposed to in-running nip point hazards while accessing the rig platform located behind the cab on the driver's side near the outer power steering pump. A 1/2 inch horizontal v belt was not fully enclosed.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch:  Employees working the rig located at SEC 31, TWP 30, R 32, Garden City, KS 67846 were exposed to hazards created by inadequately guarded fan blades while accessing the rig platform behind the cab of the rig on the driver's side near the outer power steering pump.