BP Surface Solutions, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.
OSHA opened it on May 14, 2021 on a referral, in Big Lake.
From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $7,594 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (2 items).
For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,880. BP Surface Solutions, LLC averages $7,594 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345312664 OPENED MAY 14, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2022
Sugg-a 184 Tb, Big Lake, TX 76932 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 13, 2021: Three employees burn upper body when heater treater explodes
At 1:00 p.m. on May 13, 2021, three employees were working for a construction group that was contracted as a roustabout crew to conduct the cleaning of the tank and replace the fire tubes inside a tank. Five coworkers from a company that provides support services for oil and gas companies were also hired to assist and clean the tank after the fire tubes were removed. Another coworker from the same company as the coworkers was contracted to operate the vacuum truck and suck the sludge out of the tank. Still another contractor was hired to operate a hot oil truck to provide water to the roustabout crew for cleaning. The coworkers had completed pulling out the old fire tubes and had begun the process of cleaning the inside of the tank when an explosion occurred. All three employees were hospitalized to treat 2nd and 3rd degree burns to their upper body including their face and arms.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $6,827 | $6,827 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a |
Other-than-serious | $767 | $767 | Sep 17, 2021 | Final |
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 13, 2021, Big Lake: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
A five-man crew had been subcontracted by Laredo Petroleum to replace the fire tubes on a heater treater and clean the inside of the tank. Three employees with Dorado Construction Group were contracted as a roustabout crew to clean the tank and replace the fire tubes, one employee of Mulholland Energy Services was contracted to operate the vacuum truck and remove the sludge from the tank, and one…
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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