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 to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of struck-by and caught-between when working around and working with rig derrick sections while rigging up: This violation occurred on or about March 19, 2011, at Maness Gas Unit # 6 site where employees were exposed to being struck-by and/or caught between rig derrick sections that were unloaded from a truck and set vertically on edge and side-by-side. One side of each section was supported by a protruding spreader beam with a pin connection hinge installed. This caused the section to lean toward the other side which was unsupported. Employees walking and/or working between the sections were exposed to a struck-by and /or caught-between hazard in the event of a section falling to the unsupported side as a result of the unstable positioning of the sections. Among other feasible methods to correct the identified hazard, comply with the American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, API RP 54, recommendation to conduct a review, prior to commencing rig-up operations, of the planned arrangement of equipment placement to eliminate and/or minimize potentially hazardous conditions; place the derrick sections face down, when off loaded from the truck, to ensure that they are in a stable position. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days, the employer must submit documentation describing the actions it is taking to ensure that the placement of derrick sections unloaded from trucks are set in a stable position to prevent them from falling or being knocked over.ed