Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: (a)the hazards of being seriously injured due to being struck by high pressure gas and/or well fluids and portions of the piping structure from failed connections in the pipe fittings, valves and unions placed on the blowout preventer valve installed on the wellhead at the number four wellsite, located at the Katy Storage Field. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure that all pipe fittings, valves, and unions placed on or connected with blowout prevention equipment, well casing, casinghead, drill pipe and tubing, has a working pressure rating equal to or greater than the maximum anticipated well surface pressure as required by paragraph 5.4.3 of RP 54 Recommended Practices for Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations. DISCLAIMERS: 1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2)The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3)The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate abatement method.nt