KIOWA, KS —
OSHA Inspection: VAL ENERGY INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of VAL ENERGY INC. in SE NORTHSTAR ROAD & SE SCOTT CANYON ROAD, KIOWA, KS 67070 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 344246798.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VAL ENERGY INC.
- Site address
- SE NORTHSTAR ROAD & SE SCOTT CANYON ROAD
- City
- KIOWA
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67070
- Mailing
- 125 N. MARKET STE. 1110, WICHITA, KS 67202
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213111
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.332 B01
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $4,243 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments. The employer is failing to protect employees from electrocution hazards. This was most recently documented on or about August 19, 2019 at the job site located at SE NorthStar RD and SE Scott Canyon RD, Kiowa, Kansas when an employee was exposed to energized underground lines, while removing an electrical box. Employees were not trained in and familiar with the following safety-related work practices: a) The skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed parts from other parts of electric equipment. b) The skills and techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts, and c) The clearance distances specified in 1910.333(c) and the corresponding voltages to which the qualified person will be exposed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4243.2
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.333 A01
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $4,243 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee may be exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or was near to them: The employer is failing to protect employees from electrocution hazards. This was most recently documented on or about August 19, 2019 at the job site located at SE NorthStar RD and SE Scott Canyon RD, Kiowa, Kansas, when an employee was exposed to energized underground lines while removing an electrical box that supplied power to the decommissioned well site. The underground lines had not been deenergized before the employees worked on and near them.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4243.2
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.333 B02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv): The employer did not properly verify if the components were positively de energized or in an otherwise safe condition to protect the employees from an electrical shock hazard. The employer is failing to protect employees from electrocution hazards. This was most recently documented on or about August 19, 2019 at the job site located at SE NorthStar RD and SE Scott Canyon RD, Kiowa, Kansas, when an employee was exposed to energized underground lines while removing an electrical box that supplied power to the decommissioned well site. The employer did not verify that the underground lines were deenergized prior to beginning the removal process.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.333 B02 III A
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $4,243 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iii)(A): A lock and a tag were not placed on each disconnecting means used to deenergize circuits and equipment on which work was to be performed: The employer is failing to protect employees from electrocution hazards. This was most recently documented on or about August 19, 2019 at the job site located at SE NorthStar RD and SE Scott Canyon RD, Kiowa, Kansas, when an employee was exposed to energized underground lines while removing an electrical box that supplied power to the decommissioned well site. A lock and tag was not placed on the disconnecting means to ensure the circuit was deenergized and remained deenergized for the duration of the task(s).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4243.2
- — Z (S) $5304
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344246798.
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