PORTSMOUTH, VA —
OSHA Inspection: NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD in CODE 106 U.S.S. WYOMING, PORTSMOUTH, VA 23709 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 343402707.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 NAVAL SHIPYARD
- Site address
- CODE 106 U.S.S. WYOMING
- City
- PORTSMOUTH
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23709
- Mailing
- NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD - CODE 106 BUILDING M22, 3RD FLOOR, PORTSMOUTH, VA 23709
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 336611
- Employees
- 11000
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1915.15 E
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.15(e): After a competent person conducted a visual inspection and tests and determined a space to be safe for an employee to enter, he or she did not continue to test and visually inspect spaces as often as necessary to ensure that the required atmospheric conditions within the tested space were maintained. (a) Date of Violation: On or about 08-20-2018 and times prior thereto, located at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA 23709, onboard and beneath dry-docked submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742): Employee(s) were exposed to unknown atmospheric conditions inside the TEP tube. Confined space was initially tested by a competent person and was not tested again or maintained after local exhaust ventilation was applied to the space. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1915.132 A
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.132(a): The frames of portable electric tools and appliances were not grounded through a third wire in the conductors, or through a separate wire which was grounded at the source of the current. (a) Date of Violation: On or about 08-20-2018 and times prior thereto, located at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA 23709, beneath dry-docked submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) at the starboard side TEP tube scaffolding: Employee(s) were exposed to electrical shock from an ungrounded high voltage ventilation blower that was sitting in water on a metal dry-dock deck. Blower was not rated for outdoor use and labeled for interior use only. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. On or about 07-17-2018, located at Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Code 106 , Portsmouth, VA 23702, Condition: An employee, while previously working onboard SSBN 742 on 07-16-2018, cleaning sea salt from the starboard side injection pump inlet went to the hospital and was admitted on 07-17-2018. The employer did not report the work-related inpatient hospitalization to OSHA until 08-16-2018. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1904.40 A
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours. Date of Violation: On or about 08-20-2018 and times prior thereto, located at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA 23709, onboard and beneath dry-docked submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742): The employer did not provide OSHA 300 logs and OSHA 300 Summaries upon request by an authorized government representative within four (4) hours during an open inspection. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 343402707.
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