OSHA Inspection: PENNSYLVANIA TIDEWATER DOCK COMPANY

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Jul 15, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,130 Reduced

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 trip/fall hazards due to insufficient illumination in the
work area:
a)  Shunt Track Near L.B. Smith Screener - night shift employees
operating the shunt car while uncoupling and moving cars are
exposed to trips/falls and related hazards since the quality and
quanitity of illumination is poor or nonexistent in some work
areas.  Illumination reading indicated from 00.2 to 00.3
footcandles of lighting in certain shunt track areas out of range
of the lighting provided by the lamps on the shunt car which
provided illimination readings of 14.0 footcandles.
Observed 5/6/92
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and useful
means of abatement to correct the hazard would be to provide
levels of illumination engineering society, ANSI A 11.1.

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Jul 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $810 Reduced

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Jul 7, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,625 Reduced

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Aug 17, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $810 Reduced

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Jul 6, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $975 Reduced

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Jul 15, 1992

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Aug 17, 1992

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Aug 7, 1992

Issued

Jul 1, 1992

Abate by

Jul 24, 1992