VANDERBILT, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BAYWATER DRILLING, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of BAYWATER DRILLING, LLC in 1421 MOBIL OIL ROAD, VANDERBILT, TX 77991 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 344693734.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BAYWATER DRILLING, LLC
- Site address
- 1421 MOBIL OIL ROAD
- City
- VANDERBILT
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77991
- Mailing
- 668 SOUTH HOLLYWOOD ROAD, HOUMA, LA 70360
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
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,000 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 struck-by hazards: On or about March 10, 2020, Rig #2 vicinity of Vanderbilt, Texas, employees working the drilling rig were exposed to struck-by hazards while racking stands of pipe in the derrick racks pins.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $13000
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,361 · Current $7,000
00400376046005151060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: At this establishment, the employer had not annually fit test employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators when working with and around hazardous chemicals during drilling operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7000
- — Z (S) $6361
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
00400376046005151060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: At this establishment, the employer did not annually train employees to ensure safe respirator use when they used hazardous chemicals and materials when working with and around hazardous chemicals during drilling operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: At this establishment, employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, struck-by, caught-in/between, hazardous energies and high pressure, eye and hand burns, chemicals and materials, flammables, explosives, and heavy equipment and tubulars. The employer did not verify and evaluated the workplace through a written certificate that a hazard assessment was performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 J02 II
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
00400376046005151060
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii): All employers shall, as necessary, update any alternative workplace labeling used under paragraph (f)(6) of this section, update the hazard communication program required by paragraph (h)(1), and provide any additional employee training in accordance with paragraph (h)(3) for newly identified physical or health hazards no later than June 1, 2016: At this establishment, the employer had not updated their hazard communication program required, to include the Hazard Communication Standard Pictograms per Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and provide additional employee training on those pictograms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 344693734.
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