OSHA Inspection: SANJEL USA, INC

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 chemical inhalation hazards:     Employees were working at a fracking site which had an (H2S May Be Present) sign posted on the gate entering drilling field. The employer had not provided the following as required in American Petroleum Institute (API) RP 49 dated 2001 on Section (8.2.3) windsocks, streamers, flags or other suitable devices for indicating wind direction or Section (6.5) monitoring equipment should be serviced, calibrated, and test as recommended by the equipment manufacturer.  The equipment alarms should be functionally tested at least once daily. This occurred on October 16, 2015 at rig site #TXL N H0601 0101M in Midland, Texas.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    At pump site TXL N H0601 0101M employees engaged in chemical handling and fracking activities were exposed to inhalation hazards when not provided a schedule in which they would need to change out respirator filters.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    On or about October 14, 2015 employees at well site TXL N H0601M working on the ChemAD machine were exposed to chemical hazards when not provided information on necessary PPE for the chemicals they were working with.