OSHA Inspection: LOUISIANA DOCK COMPANY

Issued

1992-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2250.00 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 the hazard of being crushed by a falling partially suspended
harbor boat while performing maintenance operations on the J.C. Gee
harbor boat, when the rear of the boat is suspended from a 70 ton
Manitowoc floating crane and partially supported by the scaggs resting
on a pontoon.
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Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the
hazard is:
1.  Drydock the vessel during maintenance and repairs; or
2.  Provide cribbing and other positive means under the boat being
serviced; and
3.  Provide training to employees assuring that no employee is under a
suspended and/or partially suspended load.
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