SOUTH BEND, WA ·
OSHA Inspection: NISBET OYSTER COMPANY DBA GOOSE POINT OYSTERS
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of NISBET OYSTER COMPANY DBA GOOSE POINT OYSTERS in NIAWAKUM RIVER, SOUTH BEND, WA 98586 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109425314.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NISBET OYSTER COMPANY DBA GOOSE POINT OYSTERS
- Site address
- NIAWAKUM RIVER
- City
- SOUTH BEND
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98586
- Mailing
- STAR ROUTE 146, SOUTH BEND, WA 98586
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 0913
- Employees
- 48
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Apr 6, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · J (S) $250.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Apr 6, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · J (S) $250.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 6, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 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 physicial harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of boats capsizing from being loaded beyond specified limits: (a) Nisbet Oyster Company, South Bend, WA A 14foot boat, with a specified maximum capacity of five persons, was used to transport nine employees, on or about December 29, 1993. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of correcting this hazard is to ensure that boats are not loaded beyond the maximum capacity stated by the
Recent events (2)
- · J (W) $7000.00
- · Z (W) $70000.00
1904.2 A
- Issued
- Apr 6, 1994
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $500
Recent events (2)
- · J (O)
- · Z (O) $500.00
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 000000)
More inspections in WA
Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 109425314.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.