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Cecon: OSHA inspections and violations

Watford City, North Dakota · Oil and Gas Extraction · NAICS 211112

1inspections
4citation items
$4,048current penalties
May 14, 2020last inspection

Cecon has one OSHA inspection on record in North Dakota.

OSHA opened it on May 14, 2020 as part of a related case, in Watford City.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $4,048 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (4 items).

For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,866. Cecon averages $4,048 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Cecon: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344762158 OPENED MAY 14, 2020Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jul 8, 2021

2945 Hwy 23, Watford City, ND 58854 · Oil and Gas Extraction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$4,048$4,048Nov 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3) · Process safety management
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1) · Process safety management
 Serious$0$0Nov 13, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)

(f) Operating procedures. (1) The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements.

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3)

(3) The operating procedures shall be reviewed as often as necessary to assure that they reflect current operating practice, including changes that result from changes in process chemicals, technology, and equipment, and changes to facilities. The employer shall certify annually that these operating procedures are current and accurate.

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4)

(4) The employer shall develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel. These safe work practices shall apply to employees and contractor employees.

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