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Testco, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Watonga, Oklahoma · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

1inspections
3citation items
$2,993current penalties
May 31, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Testco, Inc. in Oklahoma one time.

It opened on May 31, 2016 on a referral, in Watonga.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,988; today they stand at $2,993, 40% less.

Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. Testco, Inc. averages $2,993 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Testco, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341513299 OPENED MAY 31, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2016

Brown 1-9 Well, Sec 9-15n-12w, Blaine County, Watonga, OK 73772 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
 Serious$4,988$2,993Sep 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$0$0Sep 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
 Serious$0$0Sep 21, 2016Final

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.

May 25, 2016, Watonga: Hospitalization · fractures · skull

An employee was plumbing in a separator on a natural gas line that had pressure in it. The line blew up and knocked the employee to the ground, spraying him with dirt and rocks. He fractured his skull and suffered cuts to his arms.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)

(a) General. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

29 CFR 1926.95(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.

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