OSHA Inspection: BOEING HELICOPTERS

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Nov 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $720 · Current $720

General-duty citation text

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
from from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
falls and or contact with overhead obstructions:
a) Building 3-56 Overhead bridge crane number 554404 - the trolley of an
overhead bridge crane with the trolley running on top of the bridge
girders was used as a conveyance for employees to reach and replace
lamps on ceiling mounted lighting fixtures. On the trolley a 3/4 inch
plywood work platform was constructed. No guardrails were provided
around the perimter of the platform. The vertical clearance between
teh platform and overhead trusses and the horizontal cross bracing
was approximately 40 inches. The employees was exposed to being
brushed off the work platform by low structural members and/or
accidently falling approximately 40 feet to the floor below. Other
hazardous conditions noted were as follows:
1) Ceiling fans were so located across the ceiling area that employees
are likely to come into accidental contact with rotating fan blades;
2) The operator in the crane cab controlling the repositioning of the
trolley did not have an unobstructed view of the employees riding on
the trolley work platform; and
3) A safe means was not provided for the employee to go from the bridge
footwalk to the trolley work platform. Observed 3/16/88
Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard is to provide means to reach
and replace lamps such that the employees can be fully protected from
the hazardous conditions as mentioned above.

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Nov 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $720 · Current $720

General-duty citation text

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
falls from an unguarded runway or walkway:
a) Building 3-57 East Bay North End, Overhead Bridge Crane Number 554421
where two cranes operate on the same runway, one crane is used to
board the other. The Northend Crane number 554421 is boarded by
running the Southend Crane number 554422 to reach the Northend Crane.
At this location the operator crosses the bridge of the Northend
Crane and exits by way of the bridge end truck onto the bridge
runway. Next, the operator by using the wheel hub cover climbs the
bridge end truck of the Southend Crane and onto the bridge to cross
over to the operators cab. No grab rails, steps, or other means is
provided to safetly reach the boarding platform from the runway.
When either boarding or going from one crane to the other, no guarded
passageway or walkway or fall protection is provided and the operator
is exposed to falling approximately 35 feet to the floor below.
Observed 3/17/88.
Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard is to provide means to access
the crane such that the employees can be fully protected from the hazard
of falling.

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

General-duty citation text

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
in that no training or an demonstration was provided for employees
assigned to work from an elevated workstation in the proper use of a
controlled decent devise ("Rescumatic") for departure from the cranecab
under emergency conditions, thus exposed employees to  a fall hazard:
a) Building 3-56, 3-57 and 3-60 - all overhead cab operated cranes where
the controlled decent device is installed. Observed 3/17/88
Abatement Note: A feasible means of abatement among others is to
provide training or an demonstration in such a way as not to create
an unnecessary hazard for all employees that work in elevated areas
and that may require use of the controlled decent device for emergency
egress.

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 30, 1988

Penalty

Initial $630 · Current $630

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 30, 1988

Penalty

Initial $630 · Current $630

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $540 · Current $540

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 30, 1988

Penalty

Initial $270

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $360 · Current $360

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $360

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $270 · Current $270

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Nov 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $630 · Current $630

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Nov 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $270

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $270 · Current $270

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Oct 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $540

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $360 · Current $360

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $450

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $90 · Current $90

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Nov 11, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Aug 8, 1988

Issued

Aug 5, 1988

Abate by

Sep 11, 1988