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OSHA Inspection: DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.

Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. in 1670 DRYDOCK AVENUE BLDG 236, SUITE 200, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 344557640.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
1670 DRYDOCK AVENUE BLDG 236, SUITE 200
City
NORTH CHARLESTON
State
SC
ZIP
29405
Mailing
1670 DRYDOCK AVENUE BLDG 236, SUITE 200, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405
Inspection type
Fatality or catastrophe (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
336611
Employees
310
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1915.116 Q

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 29, 2020
Penalty
Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1915.116(q): An employee was permitted to place himself in a hazardous position between a swinging load and a fixed object:  Dredge Wheeler at Dry Dock #1, Aft Port corner where a hole was cut into the Poop Deck, which was surrounded by a metal standard guardrail system firmly attached to the metal deck: On January 13, 2020 at approximately 16:00 hours, an  employee was observed entering the area during the lifting of a 14,727 pounds rudder shaft and the metal guardrail, exposed to the hazard of being caught between.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $13494
  • · Z (S) $13494

1915.152 A

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 29, 2020
Penalty
Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
29 CFR 1915.152(a): The employer did not provide or ensure each affected employee with the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the eyes, face, head, extremities, torso, and respiratory system, including protective clothing, protective barriers, personal fall protection equipment, and life saving equipment, meeting the applicable provisions of Subpart I, wherever employees were exposed to work activity hazards that required the use of PPE:  On January 13, 2020, at the Dredge Wheeler at Dry Dock #1, Aft Port corner where a 5 X 5 hole was cut into the Poop Deck, an employee was sitting on top an I-beam without wearing or using fall protection, exposed to a fall hazard through the hole of approximately 18 feet, 10 inches.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $13494
  • · C (S) $13494
  • · Z (S) $13494

1915.152 E03 III

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 10, 2020
Abate by
Jun 29, 2020
Penalty
Initial $10,603 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1915.152(e)(3)(iii): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.  On January 13, 2020, retraining was not conducted for employees exposed to fall  hazards greater than 18 feet.
Recent events (3)
  • · F (S) $0
  • · C (S) $10603
  • · Z (S) $10603

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