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Near-miss from a drilling-rig flag prompts DBI awareness and OSHA referral
Summary
A welded flagpole on a drill rig at the Oceanwide Center broke off and nearly struck a pedestrian; DBI inspected the site, referred the incident to OSHA and warned inspectors to be alert for nonstandard attachments on equipment, while noting formal enforcement of rig safety often falls under Cal/OSHA.
Deputy Director Ed Sweeney briefed the commission on a near-miss on Aug. 30, 2017 at the Oceanwide Center project where a roughly 8-foot steel pole with a flag attached to a GB 50 drill rig failed and nearly struck a passerby. DBI staff inspected the site, spoke with the contractor, filed an OSHA complaint and urged its inspectors to watch for nonstandard attachments…
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