OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY

Issued

Mar 28, 1990

Abate by

Mar 31, 1990

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 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 a fall hazard while working from an elevation on a clam shell bucket
on the deck of a ship.
Among other methods to correct this hazard would be to have the work
performed on the dock or to allow ample slack in the cableof the bucket
to allow for the movement of the ship.
a) Brayton Point Power Station "E" Dock: An employee was performing
welding while standing near the top of the clam shell bucket on the
deck of the ship without slack in the crane's cables to compensate
for the movement of the ship due to changing tides and wind.

Issued

Mar 28, 1990

Abate by

Mar 31, 1990

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Mar 28, 1990

Abate by

Mar 31, 1990

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $200 Reduced