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OSHA Inspection: BLUE OCEAN MARICULTURE LLC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BLUE OCEAN MARICULTURE LLC in CORNER OF UNUAOHA POINT AND KEAHOLE POINT NW68M NE60M SW60M SE 59M, KAILUA KONA, HI 96740 (NAICS 112511). OSHA activity number 338566037.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
CORNER OF UNUAOHA POINT AND KEAHOLE POINT NW68M NE60M SW60M SE 59M
City
KAILUA KONA
State
HI
ZIP
96740
Mailing
74429 KEALAKEHE PKWY, KAILUA KONA, HI 96740
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
112511
Employees
22
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.424 C04

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2013
Abate by
May 6, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.424(c)(4): Each SCUBA diver did not have a diver-carried reserve breathing-gas supply that consists of a manual reserve (J-valve), or (2) an independent reserve cylinder that has a separate regulator or that is connected to the underwater breathing apparatus.   This violation was observed on January 23, 2013 at the Amber Jack Fish Farm south of Kailua Kona; where SCUBA divers performed work at the 50 foot depth without having a diver-carried reserve breathing gas supply.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1500
  • · Z (S) $2000

1918.95 A01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2013
Abate by
May 6, 2013
Penalty
Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
29 CFR 1918.95(a)(1): Washing and toilet facilities sufficient for the sanitary requirements of employees were not readily accessible at the worksite.  This violation was observed on January 23, 2013 at the Amber Jack Fish Farm sounth of Kailua Kona; where washing and toilet facilities were not available on board the vessel exposing the employees to unsanitary conditions.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $900
  • · Z (S) $1200

1918.105 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Apr 17, 2013
Abate by
May 6, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced
29 CFR 1918.105(b)(1):  The employer did not provide personal flotation devices (PFDs) for each employee engaged in work in which the employee might have fallen into the water.  This violation was observed on January 23, 2013 at the Amber Jack Fish Farm sounth of Kailua Kona; where employee was working on the edge of the vessel without wearing a Personal Floatation Device, exposing the employee to drowning hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1500
  • · Z (S) $2000

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