Since 2005, OSHA inspectors have visited Basic Energy Services, LP in Wyoming 12 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 11, 2021 on a referral, in Midwest.
In all, OSHA issued 37 citation items: 21 serious, 1 repeat and 15 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $96,827; today they stand at $68,519, 29% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 2 times.
Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. Basic Energy Services, LP averages $25,551 across 2 cited inspections.
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Basic Energy Services, LP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 345196018 OPENED MAR 11, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Nov 11, 2021
38250 Gas Plant Camp Road, Midwest, WY 82643 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 8, 2021 (fatal): Employee dies from injury received by pressurized liquid
At 1:45 p.m. on March 8, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to open a valve near a wellhead when a pipe ruptured near his head and released highly pressurized liquid. The Employee was transferred to a hospital for his injuries, where he later died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 27-11-105 (B)(VI)(A) |
Serious | $8,051 | $8,051 | Aug 9, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 27-11-105 (B)(VI)(A) |
Serious | $8,051 | $8,051 | Aug 9, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 340170331 OPENED JAN 9, 2015Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 12, 2017
Swse, Sec 15, Tn 49n, R 78 W Tear Drop Federal 34-15e-4978sh, Buffalo, WY 82834 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 8, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed when derrick structure fails
At 2:30 p.m. on January 8, 2015, an employee was working the tongues on the rig floor next to a well opening. The employee and other coworkers were getting ready to release the anchor on the sucker rod, when the telescoping portion of the derrick failed. The employee was struck by the traveling block and sucker rod, fracturing his skull and causing his brain to hemorrhage. Other injuries consisted of his left leg being amputated, several rib fractures, as well as facial fractures. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR OS 3-1(B)(IV) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR OS 3-2(B) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR OS 6-1 (E) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR OS 6-1 (J) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR OS 6-4 (D) |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 4, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 314508680 OPENED AUG 31, 2011Closed
Planned · Complete · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2011
24 Sw 06 Salt Creek Field, Midwest, WY 82643 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 312206279 OPENED MAY 6, 2009Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 4,200 employees at the site · Closed May 7, 2009
24 Union Chapel Road, Gillette, WY 82718 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Gillette site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 32 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 48 days away from work.
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.
