OSHA has inspected Wisco Inc 7 times in North Dakota since 1983.
The latest one began on Dec 13, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Watford City.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 3 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $33,922 and still stand at $33,922.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for mining and oil and gas employers since 2015 is $2,886, and Wisco Inc averages $11,307 (3 cited inspections).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346402456 OPENED DEC 13, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2023
Staal 150-99-23-14-38, Watford City, ND 58854 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 12, 2022 (fatal): Employee suffers heart attack and dies unloading delivery
At 3:00 p.m. on December 12, 2022, an employee was unloading a delivery when he had a heart attack and died. The employee had a significant medical history related to cardiovascular disease.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344582929 OPENED JAN 8, 2020Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Apr 15, 2020
4903 Second Avenue West, Williston, ND 58801 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342952439 OPENED FEB 2, 2018Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 97 employees at the site · Closed Apr 15, 2020
Well Site Johnson 24-1-2h 48.1429-103.2492, Williston, ND 58801 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 1, 2018 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by rigging
At 10:45 a.m. on February 1, 2018, an employee was positioning power tongs when he was struck by a servicing rig traveling block and bales. The traveling block, bales, and elevators fell onto the employee. The employee suffered multiple internal injuries and fractures to his torso and extremities. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,934 | $12,934 | Jul 23, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342875713 OPENED JAN 11, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 98 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2018
15495 Highway 2 West, Williston, ND 58801 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 5, 2018: Employee is injured in flash fire
At 4:05 p.m. on January 5, 2018, an employee used a diesel heater to warm up a hydraulic fluid tank. A hydraulic hose ruptured and ignited. The employee suffered from burns to the face and hands.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,054 | $9,054 | Apr 19, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 338997737 OPENED APR 9, 2013Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 9, 2013
Rig 136 At Newfield - Bernice 150-99-20-17-2h, Watford City, ND 58854 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 5, 2018, Williston: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was warming up a hydraulic cylinder with a propane heater when hydraulic fluid shot through a pinhole leak in the feed line toward the propane heater and ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face and hands.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
