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OSHA Inspection: ESCO MARINE, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ESCO MARINE, INC. in 16200 JOSE GARZA RD EX USS HOLLAND, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 339438640.

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Establishment
ESCO MARINE, INC.
Site address
16200 JOSE GARZA RD EX USS HOLLAND
City
BROWNSVILLE
State
TX
ZIP
78521
Mailing
16200 JOE GARZA SR. ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
336611
Employees
306
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1915.82 B04

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00
29 CFR 1915.82(b)(4): Lights and lighting stringers not designed by the manufacturer to be suspended by the electric cords were suspended solely by their electric cords:   Missile Loading Compartment, Port Side of the Vessel: Employees engaged in workplace activities were exposed to electrical shock hazards from contact with energized portable overhead lights not attached to compartment overhead areas, but suspended solely by the lighting stringer assembly. Portable lights in this location was suspended at a height of 70 inches above the deck and operated at 120 volts AC.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3000
  • — Z (S) $3000

1915.82 B01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00
29 CFR 1915.82(b)(1): Lights with bulbs that are not completely recessed were not equipped with guards to prevent accidental contact with the bulb:  Missile Loading Compartment, Port Side of the Vessel: Employees engaged in workplace activities were exposed to struck-by hazards from contact with energized portable overhead lights whose lamps were not completely guarded. The energized light bulbs operated at 120 volts AC, were enclosed within a metal guard which contained a 3-4 inch bottom opening; and were suspended at a height of 48 inches above the deck.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3000
  • — Z (S) $3000

1915.1025

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

29 CFR 1915.1025: Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:   At this location on October 24, 2013; an employee performing metal torch cutting operations on the Ex-USS Holland vessel during a normal work shift, was exposed to Lead at an eight-hour time-weighted average of 0.3978 mg/m3. This exposure of 0.3978 mg/m3 is 7.958 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.050 mg/m3. Monitoring was conducted for a period of 132 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled period of 348 minutes.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5000

1915.1027

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances C141

29 CFR 1915.1027: The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of cadmium in excess of five micrograms per cubic meter of air (5ug/m3), calculated as an eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    At this location on October 24, 2013; an employee performing metal torch cutting operations on the Ex-USS Holland vessel during a normal work shift, was exposed to Cadmium at an eight-hour time-weighted average of 0.00696 mg/m3. This exposure of 0.00696 mg/m3 is 1.392 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.005 mg/m3. Monitoring was conducted for a period of 132 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the un-sampled period of 348 minutes.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5000

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