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OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC PRINCESS PARTNERSHIP, LTD

Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of PACIFIC PRINCESS PARTNERSHIP, LTD in PACIFIC PRINCESS PURSE SEINER, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799 (NAICS 114111). OSHA activity number 331904045.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
PACIFIC PRINCESS PARTNERSHIP, LTD
Site address
PACIFIC PRINCESS PURSE SEINER
City
PAGO PAGO
State
AS
ZIP
96799
Mailing
4102 AVATI DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92117

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Programmed Related (J)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
114111
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1918.51 A

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 25 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1918.51(a): The safe working load of the ship's cargo handling gear, as specified in the cargo gear certification papers or marked on the boom, was exceeded:    At the StarKist Wharf located in Atu'u, American Samoa, on board a purse seiner, the Pacific Princess, during the unloading of skipjack tuna, the onboard crane was overloaded causing the crane to fail.  The weight of the cargo net filled with skipjack tuna was estimated to be 3,466 pounds each time it was lifted from the hatch of the Pacific Princess and lowered into 4 scows.  The load capacity of the crane at the angle and extension at the the time of failure was calculated at 2,492 pounds.  Safety Offshore Surveys, Inc. provided the Cargo Gear Certification for the 7500-pound capacity mid-ship starboard side crane.  The maximum safe working load was measured at 3,213 pounds without any boom extension or boom angle.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4200
  • — Z (S) $4200

1918.98 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $4200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1918.98(a)(1):   An employee other than one determined by the employer to be competent by reason of training or experience, and who understands the signs, notices, and operating instructions and is familiar with the signal code in use was permitted to operate a crane, winch, or other power-operated cargo handling apparatus, or any power-operated vehicle, or gave signals to the operator of any hoisting apparatus:    At the StarKist Wharf located in Atu'u, American Samoa, on board the Pacific Princess, the crane operator did not follow conventional crane signal code as outlined in ANSI/ASME B30.5, when placing the skipjack filled cargo net over the scows located on the deck of the Pacific Princess.  The miscommunication to lower the crane boom from 45 degrees to approximately 35 degrees resulted in exceeding the capacity of the crane and the failure of the crane hydraulic cylinder.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $4200

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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 331904045.