OSHA Inspection: C & M ROUSTABOUT SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not provided when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 1, Head Roustabout,  wore clothing that was not flame-resistant when working in areas where hydrocarbons were present. The employee was exposed to the hazard of fire.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not provided when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 2, Head Roustabout, wore clothing that was not flame-resistant when working in areas where hydrocarbons were present. The employee was exposed to the hazard of fire.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not provided when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 3, Roustabout,  wore clothing that was not flame-resistant when working in areas where hydrocarbons were present. The employee was exposed to the hazard of fire.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not provided when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 4, Roustabout,  wore clothing that was not flame-resistant when working in areas where hydrocarbons were present. The employee was exposed to the hazard of fire.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces.  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not evaluate and determine if the oil/gas wellsite tanks were permit-required confined spaces.  The employees entered the confined spaces and were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4):  When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146.  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not developed and implemented a written confined space program.  Employees entered into confined spaces and were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit.   On or about September 20, 2023 and at times prior thereto, the requirements of generating a confined space entry permit were not complete prior to entering a confined space. The employees were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered.   On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees entered production water tank when the employer had not evaluated the hazards prior to entry. The employees were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(4)(i):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5).  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees were not provided with atmospheric testing and monitoring equipment to test the atmosphere prior to the tank entry. The employees were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(4)(ii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, ventilating equipment needed to obtain acceptable entry conditions.  On or about September 20, 2023, employees entered a permit required confined space and were not provided ventilating equipment to obtain acceptable entry conditions. The employees were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry.  On or about September 20, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement procedures for rescuing entrants from a permit required confined space. The employees made entry into a confined space and were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(3): The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance:  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 1, Head Roustabout,  was required to enter oil/gas production tanks, permit-required confined spaces, to perform maintenance work. The employer did not ensure employee 1 received training to establish proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146.  This exposed the employee to health hazards

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(3): The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance:  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 2, Head Roustabout,  was required to enter oil/gas production tanks, permit-required confined spaces, to perform maintenance work. The employer did not ensure employee 2 received training to establish proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146.  This exposed the employee to health hazards

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(3): The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance:  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 3, Roustabout,  was required to enter oil/gas production tanks, permit-required confined spaces, to perform maintenance work. The employer did not ensure employee 3 received training to establish proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146.  This exposed the employee to health hazards

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(3): The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance:  On or about September 20, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employee 4, Roustabout,  was required to enter oil/gas production tanks, permit-required confined spaces, to perform maintenance work. The employer did not ensure employee 4 received training to establish proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146.  This exposed the employee to health hazards.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, sign or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:   On or about September 20, 2023 and at times prior thereto,  authorized entrants were not aware of the hazards, signs, or symptoms of exposure. The employees were exposed to the hazard of asphyxiation.