OSHA Inspection: HORNY GOAT MARINA, LLC

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to crushing and struck by hazards.    (a) Lifting device (structural lifting device) used with derrick to lift boats in and out of the river did not have, but not limited to the rated load capacity identified, lifter weight identified, and identification nameplate marked/affixed to the lifting device. This exposed the employee(s) to a crushing and struck-by hazard.    (b) Load Test: A load test was not performed on the lifting device (structural lifting device) prior to being placed into service. This exposed the operator and employee(s) to a crushing and struck-by hazard.    (c) Lifting device (structural lifting device) used to lift boats in and out of the river had not been inspected periodically. This exposed the employee(s) to a crushing and struck-by hazard.    (d) Inspection report(s) were not made on the lifting device (structural lifting device) critical components.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) A written Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout) was not developed to ensure employee(s) who perform maintenance and repair work on the stifleg derrick, boat engines and motor, and powered industrial vehicles were not exposed to unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy from mechanical equipment.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):   Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) Written step by step procedures were not developed for authorized personnel to follow when accomplishing maintenance/servicing work on, but not limited to derricks, forklifts, boat motors and other associated mechanical systems that have more than one energy source. This exposed personnel to caught-in, crushing, amputation, struck by, and burn hazards.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    (a) Employees were allowed to operate forklifts to lift and tow boats and boat accessories without being trained and/or evaluated in their safe and proper use.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6): Powered industrial trucks were altered so that the relative positions of the various parts were different from what they were when originally received from the manufacturer, by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer, or by the elimination of any parts without the manufacturer's approval:       (a) Clark Forklift - Serial No. CY160B-33-751: The forklift was modified by installing additional counterweights. Cement blocks were installed on the back side of the forklift to increase the lifting capacity. This exposed the operator to a crushing hazard from overloading of the forklift.    (b) Towmotor Forklift - Serial No. 3555-61: The Towmotor forklift was modified without manufacturer's approval. There were torch cut holes to allow ball hitches to be attached to the forks.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.181(c)(1): Permanently installed derrick(s) with fixed lengths of boom, guy, and mast were not provided with substantial, durable, and clearly legible rating chart(s) securely affixed where visible to personnel responsible for the safe operation:     (a) The stiffleg derrick used to lift boats into and out of the water did not have rating charts attached to the derrick or placed in the derrick operator house. The operator(s) could not the chart while preparing for and/or performing lifts.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.181(g)(1): The employer did not ensure that thorough inspection of all ropes in use was made at least once a month nor that a certification record which included the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection, and an identifier for the ropes which were inspected was prepared and kept on file where readily available.  (a) A monthly inspection of the stiffleg derrick cable ropes had not been conducted.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.181(j)(1)(i): Exposed moving parts, such as gears, ropes, setscrews, projecting keys, chains, chain sprockets, and reciprocating components, which constitute a hazard under normal operating conditions shall be guarded.     (a) Stiffleg Derrick Operating Enclosure: The derrick operator was exposed to gears, ropes, and sprockets that were not guarded, exposing the operator and employees to caught-in hazards and amputation hazards.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):   Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:   (a) The employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program where employees work with, but not limited to propane, gasoline, oils and greases used for stiffleg derrick, forklifts and boat maintenance and repair.

Issued

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees were provided effective information and training where employees work with food grade lubricant and cleaners such as Immense No. 361, San-I-King No. 451, and Multiquat No. 455 and other chemicals used for production operations.