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 1910.178(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 200 Level, east end of this vessel, a Bobcat Model S-130, Number 4B, truck with defective rear lighting was being operated to jackhammer up soft floor decking in a low-illumination room.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $2250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.81(a)(4): The employer did not maintain easy and open access to each exit, including ladders, staircases, scaffolds, and gangways:    The vessel end of the gangway was poorly illuminated, not marked with iridescent paint, and arranged with a significant drop off to the vessel deck, posing a tripping hazard.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.81(b)(1)(ii):   The employer did not ensure that each walkway was clear of tools, materials, equipment, and other objects that create a hazard for employees:    a.  at the main entrance way decking, metal flashing strips debris was left piled in the walkway during idle time, posing a tripping hazard    b.  along the main entrance corridor, near the section AFF3/AFF4, a flexible white rod was dangled in the walking path at employee face level, posing a laceration and impalement hazard    c.  adjacent to the walk-in deck area, two raised floor flaps posed a tripping hazard next to a vessel elevator shaft with a sagging webbing guard wall.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.82(b)(1): Lights with bulbs that are not completely recessed were not equipped with guards to prevent accidental contact with the bulb:    On this vessel, at the main deck entrance from the gangway, one overhanging light fixture has a damaged guard, exposing the energized internal parts.

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 1915.152(a): The employer did not provide or ensure each affected employee with the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the eyes, face, head, extremities, torso, and respiratory system, including protective clothing, protective barriers, personal fall protection equipment, and life saving equipment, meeting the applicable provisions of Subpart I, wherever employees were exposed to work activity hazards that required the use of PPE:    On this vessel, at the weather deck, employees performing materials and liquids removal were exposed to lower levels exceeding 5 feet while working without a personal fall arrest system (PFAS):    a.  at the water side, a section next to equipment being disassembled, was missing a proper height midrail    b.  at the middle, an existing elevator opening with a fall hazard exeeding 15 feet to the lower deck level, was only provided with a top rail cable.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.505(f)(2)(i): The fire response equipment was not kept in a state of readiness:    At the vessel entrance way, the fire and emergency switch station was not maintained as functional and in a state of readiness while salvaging and cleanup work was occurring onboard.