OSHA Inspection: CHOCK'S INC.

Issued

2005-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 the condition(s) listed below:
The employer does not protect each employee from struck by hazards by
ensuring ground
anchors are pull tested prior to the commencement of work.  This violation
was most recently
observed on August 24, 2005, at Chock's Inc. Rig 7, Means Field, Means
Unit 8-10, Andrews
County, where well servicing operations had begun without the anchors
being tested.  American
Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice RP 54 Paragraph 6.3.2 states:
"Well Operations
involving the rig shall not be commenced until the rig is rigged up in a
safe manner."  API RP
4G Paragraph 7.2 states:  "The capacity of each anchor should be verified
within 24 months
prior to commencing work and should be rechecked if changes occur that
would decrease the
capacity of the anchor."
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to verify the capacity of each anchor within 24 months prior to
commencing work in
accordance with the requirements as set forth in American Petroleum
Institute Recommended
Practice API RP 4G, Second Edition dated Oct 1998 Paragraphs 7.1 through
7.8.ugh

Issued

2005-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 the condition(s) listed below:
The employer does not protect each employee from blow out hazards by
ensuring the Derrick
Emergency Escape Device or "Geronimo" was installed prior to commencement
of
work.  This
violation was most recently observed on August 24, 2005, at Chock's Inc.
Rig 7, J Cleo
Thompson W. Means Unit 8-10, Andrews County, where well servicing
operations had begun
without the Geronimo line being installed.  American Petroleum Institute
Recommended Practice
RP54 Paragraph 6.10.1 states:  "On all land rigs, the derrick or mast
shall have an auxiliary
means of escape installed prior to personnel working in the derrick."
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to verify the auxiliary means of escape is installed each time
the rig is moved to a new
location.

Issued

2005-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced