OSHA Inspection: SALMON BAY BARGE LINE INC

Issued

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1918.93(d)(4):     Appropriate warning signs or equivalent means were not posted at all means of access to spaces identified as having hazardous, flammable, or oxygen-deficient atmospheres in order to prevent inadvertent employee entry:    (a) Employees were exposed to death and serious health effects because hatches providing access into barge storage tanks were not labeled to warn employees of a potentially oxygen-deficient atmosphere. Located on the barge "Boaz" that was moored in the Swan Island Basin Lagoon adjacent to 5949 N Basin Avenue in Portland, OR.

Issued

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1918.97(b):     At least one person holding a valid first aid certificate, such as is issued by the Red Cross or other equivalent organization, was not available to render first aid when work was in progress.    (a) The inspection revealed that the employer did not ensure that at least one person holding a valid first aid certificate was availale at the barges "Boaz" and "Yukon" while work was being performed. The barges were moored in the Swan Island Basin Lagoon adjacent to 5949 N Basin Avenue in Portland, OR.

Issued

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1918.97(d)(1):     For each vessel being worked, there was not at least one Stokes basket stretcher, or its equivalent, available to be permanently equipped with bridles for attachment to the hoisting gear.    (a) The inspection revealed that the employer did not ensure that at least one Stokes basket stretcher was available at the worksite. The worksite was aboard the barges "Boaz" and "Yukon" which were moored in the Swan Island Basin Lagoon adjacent to 5949 N Basin Avenue in Portland, OR.