OAKLAND, CA —
OSHA Inspection: SSA TERMINALS
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of SSA TERMINALS in NYK STARLIGHT BERTH 59, OAKLAND, CA 94607 (NAICS 488320). OSHA activity number 312422264.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SSA TERMINALS
- Site address
- NYK STARLIGHT BERTH 59
- City
- OAKLAND
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 94607
- Mailing
- 700 PIER A PLAZA, LONG BEACH, CA 90813
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 488320
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4491
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Maritime safety.
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2009
- 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 being struck by a forty foot intermodal container weighing four and one half tons: (a)Onboard M/V NYK STARLIGHT, bay fifty six, off-shore: While performing both crane boss duties and while holding a stuck twist lock open with an unlocking pole within three to four feet of a forty foot container, a crane boss was struck by the container when it was hoisted. The crane boss was knocked over the stern of the vessel into the water where he drowned. (b)Onboard M/V NYK STARLIGHT, bay fifty six, off-shore: While working within two containers of a discharge operation, two lashers were exposed to possible injuries including being struck by the container. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD: FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS OF PACIFIC COAST MARINE SAFETY CODE, 2002 REVISION, SECTION 15, RULE NUMBER 1513 WHICH STATES EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT WALK OR WORK IN THE AISLES ADJACENT TO A CONTAINER BAY BEING LOADED OR DISCHARGED, EXCEPT WHEN THE UPPERMOST TIER IS BEING WORKED. EMPLOYEES LASHING OR UNLASHING WHILE THE UPPERMOST TIER IS BEING WORKED SHALL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM ATWARTSHIP DISTANCE OF FIVE (5) CONTAINER WIDTHS OR HALF THE WIDTH OF THE TIER, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, OFF-SHORE OF THE CONTAINER BEING HANDLED BY THE CRANE. ANOTHER FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD WOULD BE TO HANDLE STUCK TWIST LOCKS PRIOR TO THE CRANE LOADING OR DISCHARGING CONTAINERS. ANOTHER FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF CORRECTING THE HAZARD WOULD BE TO NOTIFY THE VESSEL'S FIRST OFFICER AND REQUEST THE CREW TO FREE THE STUCK TWIST LOCKS PRIOR TO THE CRANE LOADING OR DISCHARGING CONTAINERS.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1918.100 A
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1918.100 E03
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1918.105 B01
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1918.97 E01
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2009
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $35,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (R)
- — Z (R) $35000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 312422264.
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