OSHA proposes $337,000 in penalties in recordkeeping case

As is well known, OSHA recently launched enhanced recordkeeping requirements, and if there is any doubt that the agency is serious about enforcement one need only look at violations just announced against an oil and gas services company.

OSHA issued 32 willful violations and 6 other-than-serious violations against Superior Energy Services, SESI LLC, and five subsidiary companies in connection with allegations that employee’s work-related injuries and illnesses were not recorded in the company’s OSHA 300 log. Proposed penalties total $337,500.

Willful violations are those in which OSHA alleges that a company either intentionally disregarded the law or showed plain indifference to employee health and safety.