FIRESTONE, CO —
OSHA Inspection: CARTEL DRILLING, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CARTEL DRILLING, LLC in TEVELDE 28-3HZ, CR 17/18, FIRESTONE, CO 80504 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 344695176.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CARTEL DRILLING, LLC
- Site address
- TEVELDE 28-3HZ, CR 17/18
- City
- FIRESTONE
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80504
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 3186, MILLS, WY 82644
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 78
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $107,950 · Current $53,975 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, were not guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as sheave wheels on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform were not guarded with a disk covering the spokes: a) Cartel Drilling, LLC, TeVelde 28-3HZ, WCR 17/18, Firestone, CO 80504: On or before March 8, 2020, Cartel Drilling did not guard the pulldown sheave assembly located on the working platform where drilling operations take place. During tripping out of hole (TOOH) operations, an employee reached over to grab the tong line to keep it from entangling with the pulldown sheave assembly. As the employee was grabbing the tong line, the driller actuated the pull down sheave which resulted in the employee's hand being pulled into the unguarded pull down sheave assembly. This condition resulted in an amputation of an employee's two fingers.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $53975
- — C (W) $107950
- — Z (W) $107950
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $3,373 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the an employee's amputation as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the amputation to OSHA: a) Cartel Drilling, LLC, TeVelde 28-3hz, WCR 17/18, Firestone, CO 80504: On or before March 8, 2020, Cartel Drilling did not report a amputation to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours after an employee received a amputation as a result of a work-related incident. During tripping out of hole (TOOH) operations, an employee reached over to grab the tong line to keep it from entangling with the pulldown sheave assembly. As the employee was grabbing the tong line, the driller actuated the pull down sheave which resulted in the employee's hand being pulled into the unguarded pull down sheave assembly. This condition resulted an amputation of an employee's two fingers. The employer did not report the amputation to OSHA until March 10, 2020.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $3373
- — C (O) $6747
- — Z (O) $6747
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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 344695176.
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