OSHA Inspection: NEW AGE

Issued

1990-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

1990-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $720.00 · Current $720.00

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 ot cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazard of getting caught in the lines of a fishing net which was
affixed to revolving stern net reel:
a) Aboard the fishing vessel "New Age", a hydraulic winch lever was
being used to activate a revolving stern net reel. The reel continued
to spin when the employee was pulled away from the winch lever. The
uncontrolled movement of the net reel caused the employee to be
thrown over the top of the reel and into the water; on or about
6/29/90.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
to correct this hazard is the installation of a constant pressure winch
control. This would preclude an employee operating the net reel from
being pulled away from the winch control.