OSHA Inspection: FLUHARTY PUMPING SERVICES LLC.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides:    a.  On the Shumaker 2 oil well site where oil is pumped from the ground then through a separator to a storage tank, the employee going on top of the storage tank to check the amount of oil in the tank were not protected with a fall protection system, thereby exposing the employees to a ten foot, four inch fall hazard.    b.  On the McCoy Unit #3 oil well where oil is pumped from the ground then through a separator to a storage tank, the employee going on top of the storage tank to check the amount of oil in the tank were not protected with a fall protection system, thereby exposing the employees to a ten foot, four inch fall hazard.    c.  On the Eberly #1 oil well site where oil is pumped from the ground then through a separator to a storage tank, the employee going on top of the storage tank to check the amount of oil in the tank were not protected with a fall protection system, thereby exposing the employees to a 15 foot, five inch fall hazard.    d.  On the Daughtery 2 oil well site where oil is pumped from the ground then through a separator to a storage tank, the employee going on top of the storage tank to check the amount of oil in the tank were not protected with a fall protection system, thereby exposing the employees to a ten foot, four inch fall hazard.    e.  On the Sheplar 1a oil well site where oil is pumped from the ground then through a separator to a storage tank, the employee going on top of the storage tank to check the amount of oil in the tank were not protected with a fall protection system, thereby exposing the employees to a ten foot, four inch fall hazard.    f.  On the Lawrey 1 oil well site where oil is pumped from the ground then through a separator to a storage tank, the employee going on top of the storage tank to check the amount of oil in the tank were not protected with a fall protection system, thereby exposing the employees to a ten foot, four in fall hazard.    g.  On the McCoy #3 where employees crossed from one tank to the other tank, employees were walking across a two inch by 12 inch board to gain access to the other tank, thereby exposing employees to a ten foot fall hazard.    h.  On the Daughtery #2 where employees crossed from one tank to the other tank, employees were walking across a 11 inch by eight foot, six inch board to gain access to the other tank, thereby exposing employees to a ten foot fall hazard.    i.  On the Sheplar 1a where employees crossed from one tank to the other tank, employees were walking across a  two inch by 12 inch board to gain access to the other tank thereby exposing employees to a ten foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): "Where fixed stairs are required." Fixed stairs shall be provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitate regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations. Fixed stairs shall also be provided where access to elevations is daily or at each shift for such purposes as gauging, inspection, regular maintenance, etc., where such work may expose employees to acids, caustics, gases, or other harmful substances, or for which purposes the carrying of tools or equipment by hand is normally required. (It is not the intent of this section to preclude the use of fixed ladders for access to elevated tanks, towers, and similar structures, overhead traveling cranes, etc., where the use of fixed ladders is common practice.) Spiral stairways shall not be permitted except for special limited usage and secondary access situations where it is not practical to provide a conventional stairway. Winding stairways may be installed on tanks and similar round structures where the diameter of the structure is not less than five (5) feet:    a.  On the Shumaker 2 well site were employees climb stairs to gain access to the top of the storage tank to guage the contents of the storage, the stairway was not provided with handrails on both sides of the stairway, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    b.  On the McCoy Unit #3 oil well site  were employees climb stairs to gain access to the top of the storage tank to gauge the contents of the storage, the stairway was not provided with handrails on both sides of the stairway, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    c.  On the Eberly 1 oil well site were employees climb stairs to gain access to the top of the storage tank to gauge the contents of the storage, the stairway was not provided with handrails on both sides of the stairway thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    d.  On the Daughtery 2 oil well site where employees climb stairs to gain access to the top of the storage tank to gauge the contents of the storage, the stairway was not provided with handrails on both sides of the stairway thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    e.  On the Sheplar 1a oil well site were employees climb stairs to gain access to the top of the storage tank to gauge the contents of the storage, the stairway was not provided with handrails on both sides of the stairway thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    f.  On the Lawry 1 oil well site were employees climb stairs to gain access to the top of the storage tank to gauge the contents of the storage, the stairway was not provided with handrails on both sides of the stairway thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    g.  On the Yoder 18-1 where employees went to the top of the stairway to gauge the tank for the amount of oil in the tank, there was no guardrail thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    a.  On the oil well sites where employees were required to relight natural gas vents, the employer did not develop a personal protective equipment assessment thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:    a.  On the well site where the natural gas vents were adjusted or re-fired, the employer did not provide flame retardant hand protection, thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:    a.  At the Shumaker oil well site where employees started a motor used to pump oil from the well to the separator, the employer did not ensure that the guarding enclosed the belt and pulley, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    b. At the Eberly oil well site  where employees started a motor used to pump oil from the well to the separator, the employer did not ensure that the guarding enclosed the belt and pulley, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    c.  At the Daughtery 2 oil well site where employees started a motor used to pump oil from the well to the separator, the employer did not ensure that the guarding enclosed the belt and pulley, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    d.  At the Sheplar 1a oil well site where employees started a motor used to pump oil from the well to the separator, the employer did not ensure that the guarding enclosed the belt and pulley, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a.  On the sites where employees were handling chemicals to service oil rigs, the employer did not maintain and develop a hazard communication program, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.