OSHA Inspection: GOLDEN RAIL, LLC.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $924 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.55(a)(9): Acetylene cylinders were not secured in an upright position:     A) By Haul Out Office, on or about July 10, 2017, three acetylene cylinders were stored without being secured in an upright position, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:   A) By Haul Out Office, on or about July 10, 2017, an oxygen cylinder was stored next to three acetylene cylinders, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $924 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.134(c): Portable abrasive wheels used for external grinding were not protected by a guard meeting the requirements of 1915.134(e):     A) Haul Out Office, on or about July 10, 2017, a Makita side grinder with an abrasive wheel did not have a guard for the abrasive wheel, exposing employees to a hazard of receiving lacerations.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,309 · Current $1,155 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.152(a): The employer did not provide or ensure each affected employee with the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the eyes, face, head, extremities, torso, and respiratory system, including protective clothing, protective barriers, personal fall protection equipment, and life saving equipment, meeting the applicable provisions of Subpart I, wherever employees were exposed to work activity hazards that required the use of PPE:     A) The Fixed docks, on or about July 21, 2017, employee(s) walked and worked on the docks over the water to bring vessels into the slip area and onto a rail system without wearing a personal flotation device (PFD), exposing employees to a drowning hazard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.55(h): Oxygen, fuel gas pressure regulators and their related gauges were not in proper working order while in use:   A) By vessel Little Lloyd, on or about July 10, 2017, the line side pressure gauge for an oxygen cylinder was missing the lens cover.