Drill Down July 2010

Noah Horn Well Drilling, Inc. Top Head Drive and Derrick Maintenance and Operating Proce-
dure
Speedstar and RD-20 Rigs
The top head drive will not be used at any time for transportation of employees. The top head drive
may be used as a platform to service the tong counter balance or as a platform to change or repair hoses
and lights. If the top head drive is used as a platform the rig must be shut down and use the lock out tag out
procedure to insure the top head cannot be moved up or down. The top head drive must be locked out and
tagged out before anyone will be allowed to stand or step on the top head drive.
The top head drive is used for drilling and may not be used as an elevator or man trip. The only time it will
be permitted for use as an elevator is to assist in lowering an injured employee to the floor due to an acci-
dent in which the injured employee would not be able to exit safely by his own accord. Any employee who
directly misuses or allows the use of the top head drive for a man lift is subject to immediate dismissal. This
applies to all parties directly involved as well as all supervisors in charge of the drill location including the
Driller and Pusher.
All derrick (tower) scheduled maintenance will be performed while the derrick is in the down position. All
pre set up maintenance will include tong counter balance, lights, lube, ladders, hydraulic hoses, winch lines,
etc.
Once the tower is erected the employees must use a ladder as access to service the tower. Proper fall pro-
tection which includes two separate means of fall arrest must be used by the employee while accessing the
tower and making transition from the ladder to top head drive (platform).
When making a transition from the ladder to derrick/platform or racking board, the employee must
have two means of fall arrest.
If for any reason the top head drive must be moved or repositioned, the employee must return to safe posi-
tion such as a ladder, racking board or floor before the rig may be re-started.
All work is to be completed in accordance with OSHA standard Subpart N - Cranes, Derricks,
Hoists, Elevators and Conveyors §1926.550 and OSHA Subpart E - Safety belts, lifelines and lanyards
§1926.104
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Company Policies:

Employee of the Month:

Second Place : Tim Elswick

Third Place : Bob Vandyke

Congratulations to the Winners!

Supervisor Comments:

CNX has started a peer review group as of 7/9/10. They will pick five (5) people from different operational
disciplines. This group will be given guidance and a timeline to bring their results and recommendations to
CNX Management for review. The first task will be improved hand safety. This will last one (1) month then
five (5) different people will be selected for another task. I will be on the first review team and I am asking
that everyone focus on hand safety and discuss this issue in your safety meetings. If anyone has any ideas they
would like me to tell CNX management about hand injury prevention please let me know. Be Safe!
- Darrell Boyd

Personal Days

Employees are asked to schedule their personal days in advance with their Supervisor to allow ample time to
have someone cover your regularly scheduled duties. The supervisor has the right to deny requests that are
not scheduled in advance and are not for emergency purposes if the request does not allow ample time to
have someone cover for the employee.

Manual Pay Checks will be issued for the following payroll dates:
November 12th

November 26th

Due to the correlating holiday associated with these dates Direct Deposit will not be available. Paper checks will be
mailed unless you contact us to instruct us otherwise.

Drill Down
SAFETY:
People vs. Machines
Take precautions to prevent amputations
Machines cut, shear, bend, punch, and have dangerous rotating
parts and in-running nip points. Against all those hazards and all
that power, what chance do your fingers, hands, arms, and legs have
when you operate machinery?
The best chance you have to go home every day with all your fin-
gers and toes are machine guards, safety devices, and safe work
practices, which keep all your body parts safely out of reach of the
danger.
Here are examples of workers who failed to take machine hazards
seriously:
An employee working with drilling equipment got caught in the
super-strong and super-sharp machinery. His leg was cut off below
the knee.
Another worker lost his right middle finger while cleaning near a
rotating gear of a printing press. Two-thirds of his finger was cut
off when it was caught by the rotating press.
A food service employee decided to clean a meat slicer while the
machine was on. He had lifted the guard to expose the blade. As he
was cleaning the front of the slicer, his foot slipped on a piece of
plastic wrap that was on the floor. His body fell forward into the
slicer and the tip of his right index finger was cut off.
A worker at a food processing plant was feeding crab through a
ringer on the production line when his finger was caught in the
machine. He suffered a major cut to his finger, but he was glad that
his finger wasn’t cut off.
A warehouse employee was watching boxes mount an elevator con-
veyor when he noticed glue build-up on the conveyor rollers. He
tried to scrape the glue off the rollers while the machine was still
running. His sleeve got caught, and his arm was pulled into the
rollers. He was relieved to escape with only a badly broken arm.
Don’t forget that
amputations aren’t
the only injuries
associated with
machinery. You
could be badly
Remember to report all accidents to your supervisor and to
burned or electro-
our Safety Director within 15 Minutes! Failure to do so can
cuted, too. So keep
result in disciplinary action.
your guard up, and
stay safe. Don’t
take risks with
machinery.
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OSHA’S MACHINE GUARDING RULES
Every year workers who operate and main-tain
machinery suffer around 18,000 in-juries, which
include severed fingers and limbs, crushed hands
and arms, nasty cuts, and other horrible injuries.
It’s not surprising that OSHA has a nine-part stan-
dard on machinery and machine guarding (29 CFR
1910.211-219). The standard’s purpose is to pro-
tect machine operators and other employees in the
work area from machine hazards by requiring,
among other things, the use of effective machine
guards and safety devices.
According to the regulations, machine safeguards
must:
Prevent contact of hands, arms, or any other part
of a worker’s body with dangerous moving
parts on the machine.
Be secured to the machine so that they can’t be
easily removed or tampered with.
Be protected from falling objects. For example, a
small tool dropped into a cycling machine could
easily become a projectile that could strike and
injure the operator or someone else.
Create no new hazards, such as shear points,
jagged edges, or unfinished surfaces that could
cause lacerations.
Let workers perform the work comfortably and
efficiently, without interference.
Allow safe lubrication without removing the
guard, if possible.
Judy Steele Horne
Director of Health & Safety
Office: 276-935-5902
Fax: 276-935-4039 Cell: 276-971-3082
judy@noahhorn.com
Noah Horn Well Drilling Happy Birthday!
Johnathan Clark 7/5
P.O. BOX 269
Phone: 276-935-5903
Travis Nickles 7/6
Fax: 276-935-6336 Joshua Shortt 7/16
Jerry Stiltner 7/17
Timothy Hankins 7/19
Luke Harris 7/21
Quality and Productivity Jeff Horn 7/28
What do these words really mean?

Q is for the "quest" for the best. That’s what our customers expect.
U stands for "understanding" what is needed and how to achieve it.
A is for "always" keeping our promises.
L is for being "leaders" in our industry—always one step ahead of the competition.
news & notes
I stands for constantly "improving" our products, services, and procedures—everything we
do. PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS

T is for "testing" assumptions and challenging ourselves to find the next level of quality. The U.S. Department of Transportation says that
most motor vehicle accidents are preventable.
Y stands for a "yearning" to be the best organization we can be. For example:

For accidents at intersections:

And Control speed so that you can stop quickly if
necessary.
Check cross-traffic and wait for it to clear before
entering intersections.
P stands for "prioritizing" so that the most important tasks get done first.
R is for taking "responsibility" for getting the job done right and on time. Be careful when making turns in intersections.

O is for "organizing" your work to get the most possible accomplished. Look for other drivers making turns.
D stands for the "determination" to persevere and achieve performance goals.
For sideswipes and head-on collisions:
U is for being "unshakeable" no matter what comes your way. Stay in your travel lane.
Make sure you have enough room to
C stands for the "creativity" to find effective solutions to work problems. pass before pulling out.

T is for "timing" your work so that production moves along smoothly. Keep a safe distance from parked vehicles and
I stands for "identifying" and eliminating time wasters. watch for people opening doors into your travel
lane.
V stands for "vitality." To be the most productive, you need energy and vitality.
I is for challenging yourself to "increase" your For rear-ending other vehicles:
Maintain a safe distance behind the vehicle in
production whenever it is safe and wise to do so. front.
Monitor traffic conditions ahead.
T is for "total" commitment to the job, for fo-
cusing on your work and shutting out all distrac- Pay attention to your driving.
tions.
Y stands for "yes"—yes, you have the skill, For passing accidents:
knowledge, and ability to do an outstanding job. Pass only when road lines and signs say you
can.
Pass only when your view of the road ahead is
unobstructed.

Signal lane changes.

Allow sufficient space before pulling back in front

of passed vehicle.