OSHA Inspection: ESCO MARINE, INC.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded:    At the maintenance building, at the top of the stairway to the upstairs workshop, storage, and break area, the last riser had an unguarded floor hole (extended space) between the step and the upstairs floor.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    At the water treatment area, employees operating the process equipment were exposed to a fall of greater than 16 feet to ground:    a.  on top of the OWS bullet tank, at the ends and center section where hatch sampling occured, full guardrails were not provided    b.  at the west end, broken guardrail was provided.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1 (1965), which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:    Or in the alternative:    29 CFR 1910.253(b)(5)(iii)(B): Cylinders were not handled carefully which could result in damage to the cylinder, valve or safety devices and cause leakage:    At the sales and warehouse area, an oxygen cylinder was stored at an entrance bay to the building, adjacent to personnel and forklift traffic, without being secured from falling.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(1): Powered industrial trucks were driven up to person(s) standing in front of a bench or other fixed object:    At the northwest corner of the hydroblasting station in the yard, a Terex Square Shooter forklift, Model Number 1048-C Turbo, was driven up immediately next to two other standing employees to drop a load.  No audible alert was sounded.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:    At the sales and warehouse area, a Misubishi/Caterpillar forklift, Model Number FD-25K, Unit Number M25, being used to move materials between inside and outside storage, was operated with damaged reverse lights and no functional horn.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    At the wire chopper building, moving parts at the side kick-off belts, next to the roll chopper box, were not guarded against contact, e.g. employees wearing Tyvek clothing passing underneath the moving parts.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3750.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    At the water treatment area, between the oily water box and the clarifier tank, the horizontal shaft on the Number 16336 Inland Pump was not completely guarded with the guard solidly secured.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3750.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2): Grounded conductors were attached to terminals or leads so as to reverse designated polarity:    At the northwest corner of the hydroblasting station in the yard, a 120 volt electrical outlet for general use was being operated with reversed polarity.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3750.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.55(e)(2): Fuel gas or oxygen manifolds were not placed in safe or accessible locations in the open air:    At the east end of the yard, the employer operated a welding gas manifold outdoors in an non-safe location, alongside a yard roadway without the typical vehicle barrier protection (e.g. bollards, cage).

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.89(c)(1):   The employer did not ensure the use of a lock to prevent energization or startup, or the release of hazardous energy, before any servicing was started:    Inside the wire chopper building along the back wall, the employer did not ensure that an electrical breaker panel and other controls were locked out prior to allowing servicing on the wire chopper equipment, in accordance with a site-specific control of hazardous energy (lockout-tags-plus) program.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:  At the safety coordinators' front offices, an overhead emergency exit sign above the exit door from the offices hallway to the yard was not maintained and illuminated.