OSHA has inspected MKS Services LLC 2 times in Texas since 2022.
The latest one began on Jun 22, 2022 on a referral, in Palestine.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $26,104 and now stand at $18,273, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for mining and oil and gas employers since 2015 is $2,880, and MKS Services LLC averages $9,136 (2 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyHank 1 Bradford Texas, Palestine, TX 75801 · Crude Petroleum Extraction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs |
Serious | $13,052 | $7,831 | Sep 22, 2022 | Final |
1700 N Fm 95, Garrison, TX 75946 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 11, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by flying deadman block
At 9:00 a.m. on May 11, 2022, an employee was climbing a derrick ladder to prepare stacking pipes in the rack. Two bolts holding the deadman block in position broke, the deadman block was released and struck the back of the employee's head, killing him.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $13,052 | $10,442 | Sep 30, 2022 | 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.
Jun 14, 2022, Palestine: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
Employees were watching a hot oil truck pump hot oil down the well. The vac truck driver was instructed to shut the vac truck valve off to bleed pressure. The hot oiler bled pressure off into the vac hose causing the hose to have too much pressure. The hose blew off and struck three employees. One employee was hospitalized for multiple fractures to their right leg.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)
(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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.