OSHA Inspection: SEAWARD MARINE SERVICES INC.

Issued

May 4, 2001

Abate by

Jun 21, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

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)The hazard of suffering an injury from being struck by or pinned by the
ships rudder.
b)The hazard of suffering an injury by getting caught in the suction for
#2 Evaporator Feed
Pump.
The employer failed to ensure the equipment mentioned above was locked or
tagged out while
divers were cleaning the ships screw, shaft, rudder and block areas. One
feasible and acceptable
method to correct this hazard is to follow the NIOSH Publication
No.99-110, August 1999 "
Preventing Worker Death from Uncontrolled Release of Electrical,
Mechanical,
and other Types
of Hazardous Energy" page eight item # 5 which states establish a
lockout/tagout program that
requires workers to secure energy control devices with their own
individually assigned locks and
keys with only one key for each lock the worker controls. The
recommendation further states
only the worker who installs the lock will remove it after all work has
been completed. Another
method of correcting this hazard would be to follow the "Code of Safe
Practices" found on page
eighty-one of the National Safety Council book titled "Lockout/Tagout- The
Process of
Controlling Hazardous Energy", by Edward V. Grund which requires placement
of a personal
padlock or tag on energy isolating devices.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION & CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 4, 2001

Abate by

Jun 21, 2001

Issued

May 4, 2001

Abate by

May 14, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250