OSHA Inspection: BOSTON SHIP REPAIR, LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,208 · Current $2,946 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards into the water where a 28-inch opening was left unguarded between the guardrail on the south dock and the guardrail on the walkway to the caisson deck.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,525 · Current $1,768 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1):     Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    North Structural Shop:  The exit door at the rear of the building was barred, requiring at least two actions before the door could be opened.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,208 · Current $2,946 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    Machine Shop:    1.  The lead screw and the feed rod for the 18" RK LeBlond Regal lathe were not guarded;    2.  The unused portion of the Jet horizontal bandsaw was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,525 · Current $1,768 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:      Machine Shop:  The tongue guard on the left side of the Rockwell Pedestal Grinder was 1/2-inch from the surface of the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Oct 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):     The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    Machine Shop:  The tongue guard on the left side of the Rockwell Pedestal Grinder was 1/2-inch from the surface of the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,146 · Current $1,502 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):     Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    Machine Shop:  The outer jacket of the power cord for the Rigid pipe cutter had been pulled back at the plug end, placing the strain on the connections in the plug.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,525 · Current $1,768 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.81(b)(1)(iii):     The employer did not ensure that each walkway was kept clear of tools, equipment, materials, and other objects that created a hazard for employees:    1.  Caisson deck:  Employees were exposed to trip hazards while walking on the caisson deck with electrical cords, welding leads, and hoses running across the walkway.  Also, ropes and wire rope slings stored on the deck encroached into the walkway.    2.  North Structural Shop:  Employees were exposed to trip hazards inside and outside the shop where electrical cords and welding leads were run across the floor.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,366 · Current $2,356 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.93(b)(3):       The employer did not ensure each motor vehicle used to transport employees had firmly secured seats for each employee being transported and that all employees being transported were using such seats.      Drydock:  An employee was transported from the top of a concrete keel block to the floor of the drydock in the bucket of a skid steer loader.