OSHA Inspection: WAGNER & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

Issued

Dec 8, 2006

Abate by

Dec 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:
a) The employer did not insure that employee(s) designated to operate a
barge-mounted
crane to extract spuds and drill casing from the Mississippi River had
been trained or had
previous experience in the marine operation they were assigned to perform.
Employee(s)
were exposed to a crane boom overload and failure.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate the
hazard includes,
but is not limited to, implementation of the required elements of ASME
B30.8-2004,
Floating Cranes And Derricks, chapter 8-3 Operation, section .1.2,
Qualifications for
Operators, subsection (a) which states, "Operators shall be required by
the
employer to
pass a written or oral examination and a practical operation examination
unless
satisfactory evidence of qualifications and experience can be furnished.
Qualifications
shall be limited to the specific type of equipment for which examined."
DISCLAIMERS:
1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method.

Issued

Dec 8, 2006

Abate by

Dec 18, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 crane collapse:
a) Employees were exposed to the hazards of boom overload and failure
during barge-
mounted truck crane ("Lima" BLH, 50-Ton, model 500T, #3511-12) operations
to
extract a drill casing of unknown weight from the Mississippi River.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate the
hazard includes,
but is not limited to, adherence to the required elements of ASME
B30.8-2004, Floating
Cranes And Derricks, chapter 8-3 Operating Practices, section .2.1, Load
Weight,
subsection (a) which states, "No crane or derrick shall be loaded beyond
the load rating,
except for test purposes as provided in section 8-2.2."
DISCLAIMERS:
1)  You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2)  The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all
cases.
3)  The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method.

Issued

Dec 8, 2006

Abate by

Dec 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500