OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Issued

Dec 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Anacapa Island Landing: On or about 10JUL13, employees loading and unloading equipment, gear, and other materials from the landing to the vessels 5 to 8 feet below the deck of the landing, were exposed to fall and struck by hazards where the railings of the landings were only 34.5 inches high and toeboards were not provided to protect employees in the vessels from items falling from the landing into the vessel.

Issued

Dec 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(c)(2): A clear width of at least 15 inches (0.4 m) was not provided each way from the centerline of ladder(s) in climbing space(s):  Anacapa Island Landing: On or about 10JUL13, employees disembarking and boarding vessels use a 24 inch wide fixed metal ladder to climb the side of the boat landing, the ladder does not provide a clear width of at least 15 inches from the center line of the ladder on each side of the ladder.

Issued

Dec 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.8(d): 29 CFR 1960.8(d):  The Agency did not require employee(s) to use approved personal protective equipment (PPE):  Anacapa Island Landing: On or about 10JUL13, employees boarding and disembarking the employer's vessels were exposed to falling in the water when stepping to the ladder or vessel without being required to wear a personal flotation device provided by the employer as the water conditions at the landing caused the vessel to move while employees board or disembark.

Issued

Dec 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.8(d):  The Agency did not acquire safety equipment necessary to protect employees:  Anacapa Island Landing: On or about 10JUL13, the employer did not provide equipment, such as a gangway and platform, allowing employees to safely board and disembark from vessels to the landing; an employee was fatally injured falling from the ladder while boarding the vessel from the landing, striking his head and suffering additional injuries when he was caught between the vessel and the pier pilings when he landed in the water below.