Inspection 347295735 OPENED FEB 22, 2024Closed
1216 Airport Rd., Alice, TX 78332 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Tri Element Incorporated 2 times in Texas since 2019.
The latest one began on Feb 22, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Alice.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $6,630 and now stand at $3,978, 40% 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 Tri Element Incorporated averages $3,978 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 343951695 OPENED APR 23, 2019Closed
Rig #2 Santa Rosa Drilling Elysian Fields, Madisonville, TX 77864 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 16, 2019: Employee loses balance and falls from elevated platform, fra
Ata 5:05 p.m. on April 16, 2019, an employee was setting a ladder on a raised platform. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 6 feet, fracturing four ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $6,630 | $3,978 | May 14, 2019 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Jul 19, 2019, Alice: Hospitalization · fractures · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
While walking to the back of the building, wet ruts caused an employee to stumble and fall to the ground. The employee sustained a broken thumb.
Apr 16, 2019, Madisonville: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was setting stairs onto a rig platform when the stairs became disconnected from the rig platform, causing the employee to fall 6 feet from the platform and be struck by the stairs. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.
Dec 14, 2015, Alice: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was working independently underneath a trailer in the yard to repair a lift axle that was jammed. While the axle was rising slowly, he held onto the safety chain. When the arm had enough pressure to release itself from under the axle where it was jammed, the axle shot up, tightening the chain to the axle and amputating three of his right-hand fingers.
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.
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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.