GARDEN CITY, KS ·
OSHA Inspection: PANHANDLE OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANIES, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of PANHANDLE OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANIES, INC. in 3300 W. ANNIE SCHEER RD., GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 347383317.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PANHANDLE OILFIELD SERVICE COMPANIES, INC.
- Site address
- 3300 W. ANNIE SCHEER RD.
- City
- GARDEN CITY
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67846
- Mailing
- 14000 QUAIL SPRINGS PKWY, STE 300, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73134
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213112
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $11,614 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry: On or about March 27, 2024, employees were exposed to health hazards of hydrocarbon gases and vapors, such as Propane, Butane, Pentane, N-Hexane, and Benzene from the oil storage tanks and the secondary gun barrel tank. The company did not conduct proper actions to ensure employees did not enter a permit confined space without prior approval. The gun barrel tank was a permit-required confined space.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $11614.4
- · Z (S) $14518
1910.146 D04 I
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $11,614 Reduced
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 ensure that employees used the testing and monitoring equipment properly: On March 26-27, 2024, Employees were exposed to combustible hazards in that the atmosphere was not tested with a 4-gas monitor after the portal cover was removal, and prior to entry into the gun barrel tank.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $11614.4
- · Z (S) $14518
1910.146 D04 VIII
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(viii): 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, rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): On March 26-27, 2024, Employees were exposed to combustible hazards in the permit confined space and had no rescue equipment on hand to ensure recovery of the employees as they entered the permit area.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $14518
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $11,614 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6):The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations: On March 26-27, 2024, Employees were exposed to combustible hazards in that the permit confined space was not controlled by having an attendant observing the permit confined space while the other employees entered.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $11614.4
- · Z (S) $14518
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,518 · Current $11,614 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 March 26-27, 2024, Employees were exposed to combustible hazards in that the permit confined space was not properly identified and safely controlled through a permit to entry process prior to entry into the gun barrel tank.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $11614.4
- · Z (S) $14518
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 347383317.
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