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Impetro Operating LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Kermit, Texas · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

1inspections
4citation items
$11,335current penalties
Mar 10, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Impetro Operating LLC in Texas one time.

It opened on Mar 10, 2020 on a referral, in Kermit.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,892; today they stand at $11,335, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 2 times.

Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. Impetro Operating LLC averages $11,335 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Impetro Operating LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344694518 OPENED MAR 10, 2020Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2020

Ag Hill Battery, Cr 101, Winkler County, Kermit, TX 79745 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 10, 2020: Employee is exposed to inhalation hazards

At 6:45 a.m. on March 10, 2020, an employee was exposed to inhalation hazards. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$9,446$5,668Aug 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Aug 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1000(b)(2) · Air contaminants
 Serious$9,446$5,668Aug 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
 Serious$0$0Aug 24, 2020Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 10, 2020, Kermit: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified · nonclassifiable

An employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide and was hospitalized for an inhalation injury.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(b)(2)

(2) Acceptable ceiling concentrations. An employee's exposure to a substance listed in Table Z-2 shall not exceed at any time during an 8-hour shift the acceptable ceiling concentration limit given for the substance in the table, except for a time period, and up to a concentration not exceeding the maximum duration and concentration allowed in the column under “acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration for an 8-hour shift.”

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

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