OSHA Inspection: GEOTESTING, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    a) On or about June 1, 2016, an employee amputated his finger while operating a drilling rig and the employer did not record the incident under the injuries or illnesses columns on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2016.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours, either by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of incident, by telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), or by electronic submission using the reporting application located on the OSHA public web site at www.osha.gov:   a)  On or about June 1, 2016, after an operator had a finger amputated during a work related incident, and the employer did not report the incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.