OSHA Inspection: MARINE RIGGING, INC.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:   (a)  Platform at entrance to up-stairs office:  On march 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to provide standard railings, in that rails were missing intermediate rails, exposing employees to falls of 8 feet, 9 inches.  (b)  Platform at the entrance to the nylon shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to provide standard railings, in that the system was missing intermediate rails, exposing employees to falls of 8 feet, 9 inches.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:  (a)  In the Shop; the stairway leading to the upper office: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed  to provide an intermediate rail exposing employees to falls of up to 8 feet, 9 inches.  (b)  In the shop;the stairway leading to the Nylon shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to provide an intermediate rail exposing employees to falls of up to 8 feet, 9 inches.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iv): Stairway(s) more than 44 inches wide, but less than 88 inches wide having both sides open, did not have one stair railing on each side:  (a)  The stairway leading from the shop to the storage area: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer faild to provide a stair railing for one of the open sides.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:   (a)  In the shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to require employees to wear eye protection when operating the press machines exposing the employees to eye injuries.    (b)  In the shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to require employees to don eye protection when operating the chop saw, exposing employees to eye injuries.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:  (a)  In the Shop: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to ensure that each operator of a powered industrial truck was trained as required by this paragraph, in that the employer only presented a video as the training requirement.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  (a)  In the shop: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to conduct an evaluation of each powered industrial operator at least once in three years.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:  (a)  In the Shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer did not ensure that an industrial truck that was not in safe operating condition was taken out of service in that the back-up alarm was not operating.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  (a)  In the shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to ensure that industrial trucks were examined prior to being placed into service.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:   (a) In the shop near Southeast wall:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer allowed the use of 16 gauge flexible cords that had been spliced and used to power a chop saw, exposing employees to electrical shock of 110VAC while operating the chop saw.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:   (a)  On the Northwest side of the shop: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer allowed the use of flexible cord in place of fixed wiring that went to the sewing shop to operate a refrigerator, exposing employees to hazards associated with fires and electrical shock.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:  (a)  In the southwest area of the shop: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer allowed flexible cord to be run through walls exposing employees working in the shop to hazards associated with fires and electrical shock.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  (a)  In the Shop: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to establish an energy control program as required by this regulation.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   (a)  In the Shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to the employer failed to ensure that each operator was certified as required by this standard.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a)  On the ESCO, Mark 87 Swaging Press: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed toprovide strain relief for two electrical connectors as required by this regulation.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   (a)  In the shop:  On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program where chemicals such as, but not limited to grease, hydrolic fluid and lubricants are used, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  (a)  Shop: On March 13, 2013 and at times prior to; the employer failed to maintain copies of the safety data sheets in the workplace.