Basic Energy Services, L.P. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2015.
OSHA's last visit started on May 15, 2017 on a referral, in Big Spring.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 repeat.
OSHA proposed $82,675 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,000, down 87%.
For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,880. Basic Energy Services, L.P. averages $5,500 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342326188 OPENED MAY 15, 2017Closed
Referral · Complete · Safety · 2,600 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2019
Hamlin 19-18-2ah, Big Spring, TX 79720 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 11, 2017: Employee is struck by failing equipment while servicing a we
At 7:30 a.m. on May 11, 2017, an employee was operating tongs while tripping pipe out of a well hole while the well was being serviced. The safety pin connecting the adjustable bar from the tongs broke, struck the employee, and knocked the employee off the platform approximately 14 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a possible fractured back, and a possible lacerated liver.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,675 | $4,000 | Aug 11, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 341926723 OPENED NOV 17, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Dec 30, 2016
Dewitt County Swd, Yorktown, TX 78164 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 11, 2017, Big Spring: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
A well-servicing rig crew was tripping pipe out of a hole when the safety pin on the tongs (torqueing device) broke, allowing the tongs to strike an employee and knock him off the work platform. He fell 10 feet, fracturing his ribs and back and lacerated his liver.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
