PAGO PAGO, AS —
OSHA Inspection: ORIGIN ENERGY AMERICAN SAMOA, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ORIGIN ENERGY AMERICAN SAMOA, INC. in ONEOSOSOPO AT LAULI'I, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799 (NAICS 221210). OSHA activity number 339525453.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ORIGIN ENERGY AMERICAN SAMOA, INC.
- Site address
- ONEOSOSOPO AT LAULI'I
- City
- PAGO PAGO
- State
- AS
- ZIP
- 96799
- Mailing
- PO BOX 159, PAGO PAGO, AS 96799
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221210
- Employees
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013; where the shop exit route was obstructed by three uncovered car batteries and two 9.0 kg fire extinguishers on the floor creating a tripping hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013; in Cylinder Refurbishing Shop; where employees using negative pressure half mask respirators were exposed to paint mists and vapors from spray cans and paint brushes. Employer fails to provide respirator fit tests and medical evaluations for the respirator users.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013; in the Cylinder Refurbishing Shop; where a negative pressure half mask respirator and dust masks were used while painting new refurbishing cylinders without evaluating the respiratory hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places when not being used: a) This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013 in work shop; where two fire extinguishers were left on the floor. b) This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013 in the yard by the 60 ton storage tanks; where a fire extinguisher was left on the ground in the open.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013 at the flammable locker; where the fire extinguisher had not received annual maintenance inspection/service and was not fully charged.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: a) This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013 in the work shop; where all fire extinguishers in this area did not receive annual maintenance inspection/service. b) This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013 at the flammable locker; where the fire extinguisher was not fully charged and had not received annual maintenance inspection/service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 F
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f): Each service, feeder and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or over current device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013 in the cylinder refurbishing shop; where the disconnecting means on the main panel box that provides power to the facility were not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013; where a written hazard communication program was not developed for hazardous materials in the yard and in the shop for chemicals such as, but not limited to Liquid Petroleum Gas, ACE Rust Stop spray cans, aluminum Devoe paint, WD40 spray cans, oil based enamel paint, primer, gasoline and diesel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.141 D02 IV
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013; where clean individual hand towels, cloth or paper towels were not provided to dry the hands after using the toilet lavatories.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1904.32 A02
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2). The Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) was not created, certified, or posted: This violation was discovered on December 2, 2013; where the employer did not create an annual summary (OSHA 300A) injury and illness record for the previous years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $300
- — Z (O) $400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339525453.
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