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Sooner, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Rifle, Colorado · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

1inspections
3citation items
$20,000current penalties
Oct 1, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Sooner, Inc. in Colorado one time.

It opened on Oct 1, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Rifle.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $29,240; today they stand at $20,000, 32% less.

Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. Sooner, Inc. averages $20,000 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Sooner, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345558308 OPENED OCT 1, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 8, 2022

21348 Hwy 6 & 24 Ste. 3100, Rifle, CO 81650 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 28, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by oil pipe

At 5:30 p.m. on September 28, 2021, an employee was standing on the edge of flatbed trailer while guiding a coworker who was operating a wheel loader to maneuver a heavy oil pipe into place. The coworker was using the forks of the loader to push the pipe when the pipe began to roll towards the employee. The employee was struck in the head by the oil pipe and died due to head trauma.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$13,052$7,500Mar 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$11,188$7,500Mar 14, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$5,000$5,000Mar 14, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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.

Other support activities for oil and gas operations employers in Colorado

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