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Ess Support Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Nikiski, Alaska · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

9inspections
11citation items
$6,222current penalties
Mar 20, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ess Support Services 9 times in Alaska since 2008.

The latest one began on Mar 20, 2025 on a referral, in Juneau.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 2 serious, 1 repeat and 8 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $37,050 and now stand at $6,222, 83% lower after settlements or reviews.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for mining and oil and gas employers since 2015 is $2,880, and Ess Support Services averages $3,546 (1 cited inspection).

Ess Support Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2008 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348125063 OPENED MAR 20, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Aug 22, 2025

Kensington Mine Approx 58.84148, -135.04628, Juneau, AK 99801 · Food Service Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$16,550$3,546Jun 2, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$16,550$0Jun 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 2, 2025Final

Inspection 335231601 OPENED JUL 12, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 3, 2012

Steelhead Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · 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 1910.37(a)(4) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 7, 2012Final

Inspection 307507186 OPENED JAN 12, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Jan 26, 2011

Granite Point Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 307507178 OPENED JAN 11, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 15, 2011

Bruce Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · 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 1910.305(a)(2)(ix) · Electrical wiring methods
Repeat$200$200Jan 27, 2011Closed

Inspection 307506055 OPENED MAR 31, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 27, 2010

Dolly Varden Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · Food Service Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$825$825Apr 19, 2010Closed

Inspection 307506006 OPENED MAR 30, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2010

Anna Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · Food Service Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 19, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 19, 2010Closed

Inspection 307504985 OPENED AUG 10, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 26, 2009

Steelhead Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · 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 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$1,125$750Sep 24, 2009Closed

Inspection 307503854 OPENED NOV 18, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2009

Grayling Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · 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 1910.305(j)(4)(v) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$825$412Jan 8, 2009Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 307503862 OPENED NOV 17, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2009

Bruce Platform, Nikiski, AK 99635 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$975$488Jan 15, 2009Closed

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(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(4)(ii)

(ii) All sweepings, solid or liquid wastes, refuse, and garbage shall be removed in such a manner as to avoid creating a menace to health and as often as necessary or appropriate to maintain the place of employment in a sanitary condition.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other support activities for oil and gas operations employers in Alaska

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