NORTH CHARLESTON, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. in USNS 1ST LT. JACK LUMMUS MAIN YARD, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 343913224.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.
- Site address
- USNS 1ST LT. JACK LUMMUS MAIN YARD
- City
- NORTH CHARLESTON
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29405
- Mailing
- 1670 DRYDOCK AVENUE BLDG 236, SUITE 200, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 336611
- Employees
- 320
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1915.56 C03
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $8,619 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.56(c)(3): When a structure or pipeline was employed as a ground return circuit, it was not determined that The required electrical contact existed at all joints. a) USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus, Starboard side Life Boat Davit #6: On or about April 3, 2019 an employee was working on the davit without a proper grounding circuit, exposing the employee to the hazards of the generation of an arc. The electrical arc caused the wire cable holding the davit to break, allowing the davit to deploy forward.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $8619
- · Z (S) $13260
1915.116 F
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $6,772 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.116(f): Slings were not padded by means of wood blocks or other suitable material where they passed over sharp edges or corners of loads. a) USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus: All 12 lifeboat davits on the ship were held in the "stowed" position with wire cables. On each davit the wire cables were wrapped around the sharp edges of the davit frame and they were not protected from damage. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $6772
- · Z (S) $10419
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343913224.
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