OSHA Inspection: SAINT CROIX ULTIMATE BLUEWATER ADVENTURES, INC.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,966 · Current $1,081 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.    a. On or about December 18, 2019, at Molly's & SCUBA Dive Shop in Saint Croix, VI, behind the cash register counter and next to the sunglasses display cabinet, the electrical service panel in the area was not readily accessible.    NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection. Please disregard the abatement date.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $368 · Current $202 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): A portable fire extinguisher was not mounted, in a readily accessible way, subjecting the employees to injuries.    a. On or about December 18, 2019, at Molly's & SCUBA Dive Shop in Saint Croix, VI, in the corner between the diving masks wall display and the snorkels wall rack, one 10-pound, ABC dry chemical, portable fire extinguisher was not readily accessible. Visual and physical access to the extinguisher was hampered by multiple diving gear items hanging from the wall rack.    NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection. Please disregard the abatement date.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

Apr 20, 2020

Penalty

Initial $433 · Current $238 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):  Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    a. On or about December 18, 2019, at Molly's & SCUBA Dive Shop in Saint Croix, VI, in the rear side of the cash register counter, two series-connected relocatable power taps were connected to an extension cord and not directly connected, each one, to a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle.    b. On or about December 18, 2019, at Molly's & SCUBA Dive Shop in Saint Croix, VI, in the diving tanks air compressor room, a relocatable power tap was connected to an extension cord instead to a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle.    NOTE: Certification and documentation of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), respectively.