OSHA Inspection: SSA TERMINALS, LLC

Issued

Dec 28, 2007

Abate by

Jan 30, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 crushing injuries from container handling:
(a)Onboard M/V STUTTGART EXPRESS, Bay eighteen, Tier two, in-shore: On
September 24, 2007, a lasher was crushed between two stacked/loaded forty
foot
containers and the bulkhead.  The employee was permitted to work in an
area that was
approximately twenty-six inches wide.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THE HAZARD:
1.Ensure employees are not allowed to walk or work in the aisles adjacent
to a
container bay being loaded or discharged.
2.Ensure that employees lashing or unlashing, while the uppermost tier is
being
worked maintain a minimum athwartship distance of five container widths or
half
the width or the tier; whichever is greater while being handled by crane.
Reference:  Pacific Coast Maritime Safety Code, 2002 Revision, ILWU-PMA,
Section 15, Rule
Number 1513.