OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS INCORPORATED

Issued

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 drowning hazards when operating small vessels without wearing a personal flotation device (PFD):     Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island: On or about 3OCT13, October 3, 2013, the employer failed to ensure that employees operating motor boats on open water were wearing personal floatation devices.  An employee, who was not wearing a personal floatation device, was operating a motor boat on a maintenance test ride when he fell from the boat and drowned.

Issued

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident:    NAS North Island: On or about October 3, 2013, the employer did not report a workplace death of an employee to OSHA within eight hours of the fatality becoming known to the employer. The fatality was reported to OSHA October 4, 2013, approximately 30 hours after the employer became aware of the death of its employee.