OSHA Inspection: NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBIUILDING DIVISION OF HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

Issued

Sep 19, 2019

Abate by

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $5,418 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.71(k)(1): Access from below to staging more than 5 feet above a floor, deck or the ground did not consist of well secured stairways, cleated ramps, fixed or portable ladders meeting the requirements of Section 1915.72 or of rigid type non-collapsible trestles with parallel and level rungs.  a)    USS Kennedy CVN-79, North Yard: On or about 03/26/2019, employees required to access staging to wrap pipes were not provided with a safe access in that an 8-ft A-frame ladder was used as a result exposed employees to an 8-ft fall hazard.    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 employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 19, 2019

Abate by

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,503 · Current $12,503

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.77(c): When employees were working aloft, or elsewhere at elevations more than 5 feet above a solid surface, the employer did not provide either scaffolds or a sloping ladder, meeting the requirements of Subpart E-Scaffolds, Ladders, and Other Working Surfaces, to afford safe footing, and the employees were not protected by safety belts and lifelines meeting the requirements of 1915.159 and 1915.160:  a)     USS Kennedy CVN-79, North Yard: On or about 03/26/2019, employees working from unguarded staging 8ft from the deck were not provided with a personal fall arrest system.  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 employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.