ASTORIA, OR —
OSHA Inspection: BERGERSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BERGERSON CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 17TH STREET DOCK BY MARITIME MEMORIAL, ASTORIA, OR 97103 (NAICS 237990). OSHA activity number 336686787.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BERGERSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 17TH STREET DOCK BY MARITIME MEMORIAL
- City
- ASTORIA
- State
- OR
- ZIP
- 97103
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 387, ASTORIA, OR 97103
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237990
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1431 P04 III
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,700
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1431(p)(4)(iii): The employee must use personal fall protection equipment, including a full body harness, independently attached to the lower load block or overhaul ball. 17th Street Dock: On or about October 3, 2012 and times prior thereto, employees were not using fall protection while being hoisted in a boatswain chair. This exposed employees to a fall hazard during hoisting operations.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1700
1926.605 B02
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.605(b)(2): Employee(s) was/were not provided safe access (i.e., ramp or walkway) to or from the wharf, float, barge, or river towboat: 17th Street Dock: On or about October 3, 2012 and times prior thereto, employees were accessing the Betsy Ross barge with a extension ladder used as a gangway. This exposed employees to a fall onto the ladder or into the water.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.251 B06 II
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(b)(6)(ii): The employer did not make and maintain a record of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected, and did not make such record available for examination: 17th Street Dock: On or about October 3, 2012 and times prior thereto, the employer did not maintain records on the steel alloy chains in use. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards from a chain breaking because it was not thoroughly inspected for defects.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 336686787.
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