OSHA Inspection: OHIO RIVER METAL SERVICES

Issued

2013-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by thefiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) lift-off barge covers, which may become uncontrolled during high wind conditions.      (a) On or about April 18, 2013,  employees were required to work with FRP barge covers as part of loading a barge in wind gusts that measured up to 47 mph. The employees were thereby exposed to struck-by hazards created by the covers becoming uncontrolled in the wind.

Issued

2013-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $5670.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.14: Cargo, pallets, or other materials stored in tiers were stored or stacked in an unstable manner    (a) On or about April 18, 2013, employees were replacing the fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) lift-off barge covers on the Trinity Barge AEP #3133.  The covers were stacked on the side of a steep bank next to the Ohio River.  The lack of proper stacking on a level surface per the manufacturer's directions created unstable tiered stacking, which allowed an employee to be struck by a cover when it was moved by high winds and resulted in this employee being fatally injured.