SAINT THOMAS, VI ·
OSHA Inspection: V.I. MARITIME SERVICE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of V.I. MARITIME SERVICE, INC. in 8 CROWN BAY, SAND FILL, SAINT THOMAS, VI 00801 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 17976861.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- V.I. MARITIME SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- 8 CROWN BAY, SAND FILL
- City
- SAINT THOMAS
- State
- VI
- ZIP
- 00801
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 7667, ST. THOMAS, VI 00801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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)
- 4491
- Employees
- 31
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 15, 1987
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 1987
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $640
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 trapped or crushed between the trailers. Motor vehicle equipment was used having an obstructed view to the rear which was not hooked up only when an observer signaled that it was safe to do so, while trailers were being unloaded from M/V Antilles, at Crown Bay, Sand Fill, St. Thomas. Among other methods to correct this hazard are the use of a signalman or have trucks equipped with a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise level.
Recent events (2)
- · A (S) $640.00
- · Z (S) $640.00
1904.8
- Issued
- Jul 15, 1987
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1987
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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 17976861.
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