OSHA Inspection: NEW TILAPIA CO

Issued

Nov 12, 2004

Abate by

Jan 15, 2005

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $390 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 potential injuries from fall hazards.
a) Northwest exterior wall where fish are placed into truck transport
tanks: Workers
walking on a 20 inch wide aluminum plank used to walk between a 7 foot
high wall
and a parked fish transport truck were exposed to potential injuries from
falls
(concussion,broken bones, etc.) due to the lack of a guardrail or other
fall arrest
system, to prevent employees from falling to the ground, on or about
09/22/04.
b) Fish plant/twelve fish tank raceways: Workers walking on 12 inch wide
walkways
separating 12 fish holding tanks were exposed to potential injuries from
falls
(concussion, broken bones, etc.) due to the lack of a guardrail or other
fall arrest
system, to prevent employees from falling into fish holding tanks, on or
about
09/22/04.
a) Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to install guardrails and midrails onto the aluminum plank to
prevent falls.
b) Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to install guardrails and midrails onto the walkways or to
install an overhead static
line system to which employees could attach a personal fall arrest system.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 12, 2004

Abate by

Jan 3, 2005

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $390 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 injuries from possible contact with hydrochloric
acid while
applying the acid to drum micro screens and while dispensing it from two
55 gallon
containers into spray containers:
a) Fish farm building: Workers dispensing hydrochloric acid from two 55
gallon
drums and who spray the acid on the drum micro screens were not furnished
with
facilities for quick drenching and flushing of the eyes and body, exposing
them to
possible chemical burn injuries, on or about 09/22/04.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to provide plumbed emergency eyewash units in an area close to acid
dispensing
operations. (See ANSI Z358.1-2004).
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 12, 2004

Abate by

Jan 3, 2005

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $390 Reduced