OZONA, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Ringo Drilling I LP, headquartered in Tye, with seven safety violations after an employee performing repair work on an oil drilling rig was electrocuted at the company’s worksite near Ozona in June.
“Exposing workers to electrocution hazards without proper safeguards and training is inexcusable. This is not the first time the same employer has jeopardized the safety of its workers by failing to follow OSHA standards,” said Jeff Funke, the agency’s area director in San Antonio. “It is the employer’s responsibility to create a safe and healthful workplace where preventable hazards don’t cost workers their lives.”
Proposed penalties total $130,200.
