OSHA Inspection: STERLING SHIPYARD

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $3,825

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  a) At the facility, where the employer had not maintained an audiometric testing program for employees who are exposed to elevated noise levels while performing ship fitting activities in the repair dry dock area.  An employee was exposed continuous noise levels at 125.3% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) sound level of 85 dBA.  The equivalent dBA level of 125.3% is approximately 91.6 dBA.  The employee was monitored for 413 minutes on June 21, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time of 67 minutes.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): The employer did not obtain a new audiogram annually for each employee exposed to noise at or above an 8 hour time weighted average exposure of 85 decibels:  a) At the facility, where the employer had not provided an annual audiogram for employees being exposed to elevated noise levels while performing ship fitting activities in the repair dry dock area.  An employee was exposed continuous noise levels at 125.3% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) sound level of 85 dBA.  The equivalent dBA level of 125.3% is approximately 91.6 dBA.  The employee was monitored for 413 minutes on June 21, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time of 67 minutes.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $3,825

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) At the facility, where the employer had not implemented a noise monitoring program for employees being exposed to elevated noise levels while performing ship fitting activities in the repair dry dock area.  An employee was exposed continuous noise levels at 125.3% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) sound level of 85 dBA.  The equivalent dBA level of 125.3% is approximately 91.6 dBA.  The employee was monitored for 413 minutes on June 21, 2013.  Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time of 67 minutes.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $3,060

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:  a) At the facility, in the repair area, where there was a nonflammable compressed gas cylinder stored unsecured.  This condition exposed employees to a struck-by hazard.  b) At the facility, in the repair area adjacent to the connex box, where there was a propane cylinder stored unsecure.  This condition exposed employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $3,060

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(c)(2): The cab(s) of crawler crane(s) were not provided with a load rating chart with clearly legible letters and figures which was easily visible to the operator while seated at the control station:  a) At the facility, in the construction area of the facility, where an employee was lifting steel plates with a Manitowoc Crane, model #3900 without a load rating chart in the crane cab.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,590 · Current $4,590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.56(e): Arc welding and cutting operations were not shielded by noncombustible or flameproof screens to protect employees in the vicinity from the direct rays of the arc:  a) At the facility, where the employees were performing MIG welding activities on vessels/barges that were under construction without the use of welding screens.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,590 · Current $4,590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.75(b): Sides of gangways, ramps, or permanent stairways, including those used for access to wing walls from dry dock floors did not have a railing with a midrail:   a) At the facility, where no guard rail systems were installed along the dry dock edge to prevent the employees from falling into the water below.    b) At the facility, where the wing wall guard railing was missing midrails.    c) At the facility, where the stairway used to access the wing wall was missing midrails.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.75(d): Railings approximately 42 inches in height, with a midrail, were not provided on the edges of wing walls of floating dry docks or on edges of graving docks:  a) At the facility, where the no guard rail systems were installed along the dry dock edge to prevent the employees from falling into the water below.

Issued

Oct 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.75(e): When employees working on the floor of a floating dry dock were exposed to the hazard of falling into the water, the end of the dry dock was not equipped with portable stanchions and 4-inch railings with a midrail:  a) At the facility, no guard rail systems were installed along the dry dock edge to prevent the employees from falling into the water below.