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OSHA Inspection: KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE LP

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE LP in HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, DEER PARK, TX 77536 (NAICS 237990). OSHA activity number 311961502.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL
City
DEER PARK
State
TX
ZIP
77536
Mailing
12550 FUQUA STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77034
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237990
SIC code (legacy)
1629
Employees
20
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 1, 2009
Abate by
Jul 21, 2009
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
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:
The employer did not perform formal audits of their lockout /tagout energy
control
procedures. This violation was most recently observed on March 3, 2009
aboard
the dredge barge "Everitt Fisher" where the employer failed to conduct a
continual
auditing plan on at least an annual basis, whereby the audits are designed
to
discover any deviations or inadequacies in the procedures that may be
observed
during the audit inspection/audit and later corrected. ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among other procedures, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
the hazard is for the employer to comply with the American National
Standard
Institute (ANSI) Safety Standards for Control of Hazardous Energy-Lockout-
Tagout and Alternative Methods, ANSI/ASSE Z244.1-2003, Section 5.6.2.
Disclaimers: You are not limited to the abatement methods described above.
The
methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. The
employer
is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate abatement
methodent
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $3500.00
  • · Z (S) $3500.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 1, 2009
Abate by
Aug 4, 2009
Penalty
Initial $3,500
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 hazards of being
drawn
in by ingoing nip points on rotating parts.
(1)The employer did not ensure that employees were protected against
the hazards associated with  rotating parts when a base mounted drum
hoist did have any type of machine guarding designed to prevent
being drawn in by the ingoing nip points of the drum's wire rope.
This violation was most recently observed on March 3, 2009 aboard
the dredging barge "Everett Fisher" where the employer failed to
guard the base mounted drum hoist (draw works) thereby exposing
employees to the hazards of being caught and drawn into the ship's
draw works.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
Among other procedures, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct the hazard is for the employer to follow the
Lockout-Tagout procedures detailed in their written safety and health
program, or come into compliance with the American National
Standard Institute (ANSI) Safety Standards for Base Mounted Drum
Hoists, ANSI/ASME B30.7-2001, Section 7-1.2.5
Disclaimers:You are not limited to the abatement methods described above.
The methods explained are general and may not be effective in
all cases.
The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate abatement method.
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S)
  • · Z (S) $3500.00

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