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White River Operating, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Woodville, Mississippi · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · NAICS 213111

1inspections
3citation items
$34,755current penalties
Nov 5, 2024last inspection

White River Operating, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Mississippi.

OSHA opened it on Nov 5, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Woodville.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $34,755 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.184, slings (3 items).

For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,880. White River Operating, LLC averages $34,755 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

White River Operating, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347862500 OPENED NOV 5, 2024Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2025

4799 Ms 24, Woodville, MS 39669 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 4, 2024 (fatal): Employee dies of blunt trauma when struck by falling bleeder

At 10:28 p.m. on November 4, 2024, an employee working as an oil well driller for a drilling company was holding pipes to be lifted. The bleeder valve cable that is attached to the elevator broke causing the 30-pound bleeder valve to fall 90 feet striking the employee on the right shoulder. The employee died from blunt force trauma including fractures and puncture wounds from the impact.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$11,585$11,585Apr 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$11,585$11,585Apr 29, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$11,585$11,585Apr 29, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.184(c)(9)

(9) All employees shall be kept clear of loads about to be lifted and of suspended loads.

29 CFR 1910.184(f)(1)

(f) Wire-rope slings—(1) Sling use. Employers must use only wire-rope slings that have permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer, and that indicate the recommended safe working load for the type(s) of hitch(es) used, the angle upon which it is based, and the number of legs if more than one.

29 CFR 1910.184(f)(5)(vii)

(vii) Corrosion of the rope or end attachments.

Other drilling oil and gas wells employers in Mississippi

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