Eastham Drilling Inc. has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2012.
OSHA's last visit started on May 8, 2019 on a referral, in Garden City.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 15 citation items: 12 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $61,665 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $42,945, down 30%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (3 items).
For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,883. Eastham Drilling Inc. averages $8,306 over 4 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343993911 OPENED MAY 8, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 12 employees at the site · Closed Oct 22, 2019
Rig #7 Highway 158 25 Miles South Of Midland, Tx, Garden City, TX 79739 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 3, 2019: Employee is struck by pressurized drilling mud, injures eyes
At 6:00 a.m. on May 3, 2019, an employee and three coworkers were breaking off a joint to run a clean up cycle on a drilling rig. The employee took over the controls and proceeded to lift the joint while the coworkers, two from night shift and one from day shift, wrapped and held tar paper around the joint in case any residual mud spilled out. As the joint was being lifted there was an audible pop, at which time the employee realized neither he nor the other driller had turned the mud pump off. Mud shot out of the pump with enough force to knock the employee and his coworkers backwards against equipment and guardrails, blowing off their hard hats and safety glasses and exposing them to the oil based mud. The mud injured the employee's eyes requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,127 | $7,876 | Aug 7, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343016812 OPENED MAR 12, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2018
Nayala Unit 9d Well 5h Lat N 31deg 14' 09.390"; Long W 103 Deg 12' 22.894", Pecos, TX 79772 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 10, 2018: Two employees are struck by falling radiator and fractures s
At 8:22 p.m. on March 10, 2018, an employee was pushing a 3,700 lb new radiator that was on an all terrain forklift. Two other employees were holding a chain that was attached to the radiator when it slide off of the forklift and fell backwards, catching both employees. Both employees were hospitalized with rib fractures.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $9,977 | $9,977 | May 7, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342544467 OPENED AUG 3, 2017Closed
Referral · Complete · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2018
Crownquest 7ll Sixteen Penny Nail 310c, Stanton, TX 79782 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 29, 2017: Employee is caught between the st 80 and rig leg, receiving
At 6:30 p.m. on Jilu 29, 2017, an employee was rigging up and was caught between the ST-80 and the rig leg. The employee received a lacerated kidney, broken ribs, collapsed lung, for which he was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,778 | $6,845 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $9,778 | $6,845 | Nov 14, 2017 | 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.
Jul 29, 2017, Stanton: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · multiple trunk locations
While rigging up the top drive, employees needed to move the Kelly hose into position. They had to swing the ST-80 all the way around. The injured employee was in a crush point, and his foot was caught while stepping out of the crush point. The ST-80 was pulled over, trapping the employee's body between the ST-80 and the derrick leg. The employee sustained three broken ribs, a lacerated liver,…
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