PAGO PAGO, AS ·
OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC PRINCESS PARTNERSHIP, LTD
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of PACIFIC PRINCESS PARTNERSHIP, LTD in PACIFIC PRINCESS PURSE SEINER, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799 (NAICS 114111). OSHA activity number 331904045.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 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
- Unprogrammed Other (J)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (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
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1918.51 A
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
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
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $0 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 331904045.
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