OSHA Inspection: GULF MARINE REPAIR CORPORATION

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $3600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6)(i): The employer did not obtain from the physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP)  a written recommendation regarding the employee's ability to use the respirator:    a) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL on the vessel "The Everglades", as observed on or about 09/01/2015, employees were provided with and required to use either half-face cartridge type respirators or N-95 filtering face piece respirators. Records of medical evaluations for employee use of respirators were not available.

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:     a) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL on the vessel "The Everglades", employees were required to use respirators while working in confined spaces/ballast tanks. Employees were not fit tested prior to being given and using respirators.

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    a) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL on the vessel "The Everglades" as observed on or about 09/01/2015, employees were not trained on the usage of respirators. Employees were unaware when it was required to wear respirators and under what conditions and locations respirators were required.

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.73(d): When employees were exposed to unguarded edges of decks, platforms, flats, or similar flat surfaces, more than 5 feet above a solid surface, the edges were not guarded by adequate guardrails meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1915.71(j)(1) and (2).    a) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL, as occurring on 08/24/2015, an employee fell approximately 25 feet while working inside of a ballast tank on the vessel "The Everglades". The employee sustained head trauma and was hospitalized. A platform where the employee had been working did not have guardrails which met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.71(j)(1) and (2) in that the chains used as guardrails were not installed over the working surface and were not taut but observed to deflect with applied force. The platform the employee was working off of was only 4 ft. and 3 inches wide.    b) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL, as occurring on the vessel "The Everglades" on or about the dates from 08/21/2015 - 08/24/2015, employees worked from staging and permanent platforms were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet due to there being one staging section with a gap to fall through and no fall protection.    c) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL, as occurring on the vessel "The Everglades" on or about the week of 08/17/2015, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet while installing safety chains without any fall protection.

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $3600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.181(d): When work was performed immediately adjacent to an open-front energized board or in back of an energized board, the board was not covered or some other equally safe means were not used to prevent contact with any of the energized parts.    a) For the worksite at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL 33605, as observed on or about 09/01/2015 on the vessel "The Everglades", iron work activity was conducted a feet adjacent to a live, 480 volt, open and exposed electrical box. Workers, as part of their normal job activity, had to walk past the open face/front of the live box to access a fixed ladder to a lower deck. The ladder access point was 1-2 feet from the box. As a result, workers were exposed to electric shock hazards.

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.12(d)(5): The employer did not certify that the training required by paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(4) of this section had been accomplished.    a) For the establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL, on the vessel "The Everglades", as observed on or about 09/01/2015, a certification record for all employees' training for work inside confined spaces was not available. Employees welded inside ballast tanks.

Issued

2016-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.508(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that the records included the employee's name, trainer's name, type of training, and date(s) on which training took place.      a) For the Gulf Marine establishment at 1800 Grant St., Tampa, FL on the vessel "The Everglades" as observed on or about 09/01/2015, documentation of employee training on fire hazards as required in 29 CFR 1915.508 was not available.