Since 2007, OSHA inspectors have visited Discovery Drilling in Kansas 8 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 19, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Chase.
In all, OSHA issued 23 citation items: 19 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $34,296; today they stand at $18,476, 46% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 6 times.
Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. Discovery Drilling averages $3,481 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 340074731 OPENED NOV 10, 2014Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2015
Ne Sec 9 Twp 5s R22w 3 Miles East Of Edmond, Ks Off Hwy 9, Edmond, KS 67645 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 9, 2014 (fatal): Employee impaled by falling pipe and is killed
At 4:30 p.m. on November 9, 2014, an employee was guiding the path of the test pipe as it began being pulled across the drilling deck using an anchored rope. The employee was standing under the pipe as it was being carried on an elevator and the pipe slipped off the elevator. It fell approximately 16 feet and impaled the employee in the back of their head, killing them from a fractured skull.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $7,000 | $5,600 | Mar 18, 2015 | Final |
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.
