Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment 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 crushed by hazard. a)8829 Midway West Road: the employer did not implement a standard procedure of utilizing the use of the helpers platform on a Schramm (Model T450WS) Rotadrill well drilling rig, which creates a firm foundation for an employee to perform the job of safely assisting the drilling rig operator. On December 6, 2011, an employee was injured when trying to remove the bushings from the drilling rig table, while standing with one foot on the operators platform and one foot on a diverter's PVC pipe. b)8829 Midway West Road: the employer did not provide safety procedures for removing drill table bushings without moving the drill head and chain on the mast/derrick and an employee was injured on December 6, 2011, when the employee tried to remove the bushings from the drill table, while straddling the operators work platform and a diverter PVC pipe, and the employee fell into the machine and the employees' right hand contacted a moving mast/derrick chain.errick