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Basic Energy Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Lindsay, Oklahoma · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

10inspections
11citation items
$22,625current penalties
Jul 24, 2015last inspection

Basic Energy Services has 10 OSHA inspections on record in Oklahoma, the first in 2004.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 24, 2015 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Dacoma.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 4 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $53,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $22,625, down 57%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (4 items).

For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,866. Basic Energy Services averages $7,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.

Basic Energy Services also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Basic Energy Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340844760 OPENED JUL 24, 2015Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2021

Johnson 2513 4h-28 C Well Site Sec. 28, Twp. 25n, Rge. 13w, Dacoma, OK 73731 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 23, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by falling derrick

At 11:15 a.m. on July 23, 2015, Employee #1 was racking drill pipe on a oil and gas well platform. The service rig derrick fell over, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$7,000$7,000Jan 20, 2016Final

Inspection 340646454 OPENED MAY 18, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 22, 2015

Norge Marchand Unit 24-1, Sec 16-7n-8w, Grady Cty, Chickasha, OK 73023 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339894370 OPENED AUG 6, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 10, 2020

Anderson 2-19h Well; Sec 19-11n-25w, Beckham County, Erick, OK 73645 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1) · Exit route design
Other-than-serious$35,000$7,000Dec 4, 2014Final

Inspection 333922425 OPENED APR 10, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2012

Emily E. No 1-19, Pauls Valley, OK 73075 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314933946 OPENED JUL 28, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 26, 2012

Hazel Rayburn #2 Well Sec 4-4n-5w, Grady Cty, Chickasha, OK 73018 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 13, 2012Closed

Inspection 313693343 OPENED JUN 24, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Dec 9, 2011

Wilmer 1-14 Well, Sec 14-28n-12w Alfalfa Cty, Burlington, OK 73722 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$1,500$1,000Dec 20, 2010Closed

Inspection 313693236 OPENED JUN 23, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 9, 2011

Iodine Well #43, Sec 36-29n-20w Harper Cty, Buffalo, OK 73834 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$1,500$1,000Dec 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 21, 2010Closed

Inspection 312381247 OPENED FEB 5, 2009Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2009

Lucas 15 Well Site, Sec 3-5n-9w, Caddo County, Cement, OK 73017 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$1,875$1,125Jun 10, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$1,125$500Jun 10, 2009Closed
2 older inspections

Inspection 308061886 OPENED MAR 11, 2005Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 21, 2005

4 Miles South On Hwy 76 And 3.3 Miles West, Lindsay, OK 73052 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306646274 OPENED JUL 29, 2004Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2004

4 Miles South On Hwy 76 And 3.3 Miles West, Lindsay, OK 73052 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 12, 2004 (fatal): Employee dies after fall from derrick ladder

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 12, 2004, Employee #1 was on the derrick ladd er of a work-over rig when he was struck by the drilling line he was attempting to untangle during the rig-up operations. He fell approximately 15 feet to the r ig floor and then another 4 feet to the ground resulting in a broken leg. He was hospitalized and surgery was performed to place a metal rod into his leg to rep air the broken bone. He was released on July 14, 2004 to recover at home. On Jul y 28, 2004, after leaving the local Wal-Mart store with a friend, while they wer e driving away, Employee #1 went into convulsions and turned blue from the waist up. He died within a short period of time. His death is presumed to be related to the accident.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$5,000$5,000Sep 1, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Sep 1, 2004Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2017, the Lindsay site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 27 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lindsay site
Lindsay · 2017
27 112.70.2

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Nov 3, 2015, Chickasha: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee removed a blow out preventer (BOP) from a well head. The BOP was suspended by the rig. While suspended, the BOP started rotating catching the employee's left ring fingertip between the BOP and the stationary well head resulting in amputation.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)

(f) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid)

(D) Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other support activities for oil and gas operations employers in Oklahoma

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