OSHA Inspection: GREAT BASIN PETROLEUM SERVICES

Issued

2024-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9680.00 · Current $9680.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  On or about July 31, 2024, on the rig platform, employees were engaged in oil and gas operations over 4-feet without utilizing any form of fall protection.

Issued

2024-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9680.00 · Current $9680.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(c)(3): The employer did not retrain an employee when inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicated that the employee no longer had the requisite understanding or skill necessary to use equipment or perform the job safely.  On or about July 31, 2024, on the rig platform, employees displayed inadequacies in knowledge or use of fall protection systems while working at heights greater than 4-feet.

Issued

2024-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $906.00 · Current $906.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(f)(4): Openings in stair rails. The employer did not ensure that no opening in a stair rail system exceeds 19 inches (48 cm) at its least dimension.  On or about July 31, 2024, the eastside stairway leading up to the rig platform, employees engaged in oil and gas operations utilized the stairway which had missing mid-rails on both sides while using it to gain access to the rig floor.