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OSHA Inspection: BIG SKY WELL SERVICE, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BIG SKY WELL SERVICE, INC. in RIG # 9 MERTZ 41-31, BEACH, ND 58621 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 338997455.

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Site address
RIG # 9 MERTZ 41-31
City
BEACH
State
ND
ZIP
58621
Mailing
P.O. BOX 814, BELFIELD, ND 58622
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
213112
Employees
40
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    (a) On or about April 9, 2013, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately five feet while tripping out pipe on the floor of Rig #9 at the well site Mertz 41-31, near Beach, ND.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1470
  • — Z (S) $2100

1910.133 A01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:   (a)  On or about April 9, 2013, employees were exposed to eye injury where the use of eye protection was not enforced during pipe tripping operations on the floor of Rig #9 at well site Mertz 41-31, NDIC File #14757, near Beach, ND.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1470
  • — Z (S) $2100

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