BOSTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: SEMPER DIVING & MARINE, CORP.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SEMPER DIVING & MARINE, CORP. in 470 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02128 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 344343272.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SEMPER DIVING & MARINE, CORP.
- Site address
- 470 ATLANTIC AVENUE
- City
- BOSTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02128
- Mailing
- 100 TERMINAL STREET, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,622 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions: Jobsite: Employees were engaged in the removal of concrete support posts from barges and floats where the employer did not require the wearing personal flotation devices (PFD).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2622
1926.605 D03
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.605(d)(3): Employees walking or working on the unguarded decks of barges were not protected with U.S. Coast Guard-approved work vests or buoyant vests: Jobsite: Employees were engaged in the removal of concrete support posts from barges and floats without the use of personal floatation devices.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.251 B01
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(b)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and manufacturer: Jobsite: Alloy chain slings in use on the project did not have permanently affixed tags that were legible and identified the size, grade, capacity and manufacturer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $2313
1926.251 B06 I
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(b)(6)(i): In addition to the inspection required by other paragraphs of this section, a thorough periodic inspection of alloy steel chain slings in use was not made on a regular basis: Jobsite: Annual through inspections of the alloy chain slings in use on the project were not performed or documented.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.251 B06 II
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(b)(6)(ii): Record(s) of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected were not available for examination: Jobsite: Records of the most recent annual through inspection of the alloy chain slings in use on the project were not maintained.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1437 H01
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,856 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(1): For each shift inspection, the means used to secure/attach the equipment to the vessel/flotation device was not inspected to ensure proper condition, including wear, corrosion, loose or missing fasteners, defective welds, and (when applicable) insufficient tension: Dravo Sectional Barge on jobsite: Prior to each shift an inspection of the barge and means to secure the crane to the barge was not performed to ensure proper tension to prevent the crane from moving.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1500
- — Z (S) $3856
1926.1437 H02
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(2): The employer did not ensure that a monthly inspection meeting the requirements of (h)(2)(i) through (h)(2)(v) of this section was performed and documented: Dravo Section Barge on jobsite: The employer did not perform monthly inspections of the barge used on the jobsite.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1437 H04
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(4): An annual inspection of the vessel/flotation device was not performed by a qualified person to ensure the requirements in (h)(4)(i) through (h)(4)(iii) (B) of this section were met: Dravo Sectional Barge: A qualified person had not completed an annual inspection of the barge in the previous twelve (12) months.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $5398
1926.1437 N02
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1437(n)(2): The rated capacity modification required in paragraph (n)(1) of this section was not performed by the equipment manufacturer, or a qualified person who had expertise with respect to both land crane/derrick capacity and the stability of vessels/flotation devices: Dravo Sectional Barge on the jobsite: Employees were using a Tadano TR500-XL crane on the barge without a modified rated capacity chart developed by a qualified person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $5398
1926.1422
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1422: Hand signal charts were not posted on the equipment or conspicuously posted in the vicinity of the hoisting operations: Crane on barge: The crane did not have hand signal charts posted in the vicinity of hoisting operations.
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 344343272.
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