Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 002 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: ...the hazards of being struck by flying high pressure drilling fluid and associated mud pump piping and piping fragments due to the insufficient and/or incomplete training furnished to employees permitted to perform pipefitting operations on the Ideal Model C-250 duplex mud pump at the John Hill #1 oil well drilling site, located in Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 10 East in Edwards Country, IL using two (2) inch (nominal) Schedule 40 galvanized pipe in lieu of piping appropriate for the operating pressures and conditions experienced with this piece of equipment. Abatement of the hazard can be accomplished by the establishment of an effective training program set up to address the recognized hazards encountered in the oil and gas drilling industry, and by the continued implementation and enforcement of the work rules, procedures, and systems established by the programs. The major elements of such a program include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) The analysis of all machinery and equipment used by employees of the firm in the workplace environment to determine the recognized hazards which are present. This analysis may include such established safety and health guidelines as have been determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Insitute for Occupational Safety and Health, The International Association of Drilling Contractors, the American Red Cross, or other recognized organizations, but shall not be limited exclusively to such external sources. Following the analysis, a set of safe job procedures to be used during the setup, operation and occasional and scheduled maintenance work, and teardown of all oil well drilling and servicing sites, and of all shop maintenance and transportation operations shall be established. These safe job procedures shall be documented, and they shall be revised as often as required to maintain a safe and healthful working environment. 2) Following the establishment of appropriate safe job procedures, each employee shall be trained in the recognition of hazards encountered as a part of his or her employment and in the implementation of the appropriate safe job procedures to avoid such hazards. Such training shall be presented: I) To all employees, regardless of experience, by the final abatement date noted below; II) To each employee at the time of his or her hire; III) To all affected employees, whenever changes in equipment or work procedures necessitate a modification of the established safe job procedures; and, IV) To all employees at such intervals as is necessary to maintain employee proficiency and compliance with the procedures. 3) In conjunction with the provisions of item (2) above, the employer shall establish and maintain a set of effective administrative controls so as to ensure that all employees of the firm comply with the safe job procedures. A full description of such administrative controls shall be made part of the training specified in item (2) above. DISCLAIMER: 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. ABATEMENT PLAN: Within 30 calendar days: Identification of the recognized hazards which are present in the employer's workplace, and preliminary determinations of the means of avoidance of such hazards; Within 50 calendar days: Formulation of the appropriate safe job procedures and the effective administrative controls required to ensure compliance with the procedures; Within 60 calendar days: Completion of the initial presentation of training to all employees, and of the implemention of the administrative controls required to ensure compliance with the procedures.