WESTERN KANSAS DRILLING
3-1/2 MILES N.W. OF, NESS CITY, KS 67560
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Inspection records
Jan 25, 1989#106031453Jan 25, 1989Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#106031453$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106031453
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 25, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 1989
- Closed
- Jan 25, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3-1/2 Miles N.w. Of, Ness City, KS 67560
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 26, 1988#103101556Mar 26, 1988Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#103101556$10,00011 viol.11 violations$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #103101556
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 26, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 19, 1988
- Contested
- May 31, 1988
- Final Order
- Nov 30, 1988
- Closed
- Mar 25, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 1 willful, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,000
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 3-1/2 Miles N.w. Of, Ness City, KS 67560
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
5 employees injured when natural gas at oil well exploded
Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 5 | $800 | $500 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 01002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $800 | $500 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 01003 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $800 | $500 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 01004A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $800 | $400 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 01004B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 30, 1988 |
| 01005 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $800 | $200 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 02001 | 1910.27 OSHA citation code: 19100027 D05 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $10,000 | $900 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 02002 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 B02 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | $7,000 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 03001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 03002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
| 03003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 B | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Nov 28, 1988 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 1988 to 1989. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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