An employee was electrocuted while working to restore power to a pumping station. OSHA heard about the fatality and investigated. The investigation determined the employee came into contact with energized electrical parts. The electrocution occurred in April.
[url='http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=23064']OSHA says Halcon Resources Corp. of Electra, Texas, failed to adequately training employees on the hazards of electrical repairs near energized equipment[/url].
The company now faces two willful and seven serious OSHA fines. The serious citations are for failing to:
- provide training on safe work practices, and
- provide electrical protective equipment, such as gloves, for employees performing maintenance work.
- provide specific lockout/tagout procedures
- ensure energy sources of electrical equipment are locked out before performing maintenance
- test electrical personal protective equipment
- ensure only qualified personnel perform testing and maintenance on electrical equipment.
The company has 15 business days to contest the fines.
Halcon Resources is a Houston-based oil and gas servicing company and does business as WG Operating.
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