WILMINGTON, DE —
OSHA Inspection: NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY in PORT OF WILMINGTON, WILMINGTON, DE 19801 (NAICS 237990). OSHA activity number 340137926.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY
- Site address
- PORT OF WILMINGTON
- City
- WILMINGTON
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19801
- Mailing
- 110 CENTERVILLE TURNPIKE NORTH, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237990
- Employees
- 180
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
Section (5)(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employer allowed the operation of a lift to occur that created a gross overload of the employee occupied derrick causing the derrick to overturn and the drowning of an employee. a) "IVO Port of Wilmington On December 02, 2014, the employer allowed the retrieval operation of a anchor cable to proceed as a non-critical lift using a derrick to lift the cable, which was a submerged load. This lift operation resulted in exposing employees to a gross overload condition of the derrick causing the derrick to overturn, resulting in the drowning death of one employee."
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part: "a) IVO Port of Wilmington - The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention plan that evaluated non-routine operations for hazards. This was observed on December 2, 2014 when Derrick 15 overturned while conducting anchor cable retrieval within the operating area of the cutterhead dredge Essex. The anchor cable fouled the cutterhead during operation, resulting in the derrick conducting the lift overturning and causing the drowning death of one employee."
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) IVO Port of Wilmington - The employer did not instruct the employees working on Derrick 15, specifically the mates/crane operators, how to recognize or avoid the hazardous condition of gross overload during a lift. This was observed on December 2, 2014 while retrieving an anchor cable, resulting in the derrick conducting the lift overturning and causing the drowning death of one employee.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 340137926.
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