OSHA Inspection: USS MCFAUL DDG 74

Issued

Sep 15, 2021

Abate by

Oct 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1915.89(c)(1):The employer did not ensure that, before any authorized employee performed servicing when energization or startup, or the release of hazardous energy, may occur, all energy sources were identified and isolated, and the machinery, equipment, or system was rendered inoperative.  On or about 03-15-2021, and times prior thereto, onboard the USS McFaul, DDG-74, located at General Dynamics - NASSCO Norfolk 200 Ligon Street. Norfolk, VA 23523: Employee(s) were exposed to pinch point and crushing hazards from a gas turbine engine blow-in door that was tagged out in the open position and not de-pressurized, de-energized, restrained, or isolated from all energy sources of power.  No other verification of additional safety measures necessary to provide the equivalent safety available from the use of a lock were implemented.  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 employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 15, 2021

Abate by

Oct 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1915.89(c)(4)(ii):At least one additional safety measure that, along with the energy-isolating device and tag required in (c)(4)(i) of this section, did not provide the equivalent safety available from the use of a lock.   Note to paragraph (c)(4) of this section: When the Navy ship's force maintains control of the machinery, equipment, or systems on a vessel and has implemented such additional measures it determines are necessary, the provisions of paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of this section shall not apply, provided that the employer complies with the verification procedures in paragraph (g) of this section.  On or about 03-15-2021, and times prior thereto, onboard the USS McFaul, DDG-74 located at General Dynamics - NASSCO Norfolk 200 Ligon Street. Norfolk, VA 23523: Employee(s) were exposed to pinch point and crushing hazards from a gas turbine engine blow-in door that was tagged out in the open position and not de-pressurized, de-energized, restrained, or isolated from all energy sources of power. No additional safety measures and no other verification of additional safety measures necessary to provide the equivalent safety available from the use of a lock was implemented.  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 employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 15, 2021

Abate by

Oct 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1915.89(g)(1): Before servicing machinery, equipment, or a system that had a lockout/tags-plus system, the employer did not ensure that the authorized employee, or the primary authorized employee in a group lockout/tags-plus application, verified that the machinery, equipment, or system was deenergized and all energy sources isolated.   On or about 03-15-2021, and times prior thereto, onboard the USS McFaul, DDG-74 located at General Dynamics - NASSCO Norfolk 200 Ligon Street. Norfolk, VA 23523: Employee(s) were exposed to pinch point and crushing hazards from a gas turbine engine blow-in door that was tagged out in the "open" position and not de-pressurized, de-energized, restrained, or isolated from all energy sources of power. No other verification of additional safety measures necessary to provide the equivalent safety available from the use of a lock was implemented.  The employer did not ensure that all sub-contractor employee(s) exposed to the caught-between hazard verified that the machinery, equipment, or system was deenergized and all energy sources were isolated.  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 employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 15, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.8(a): The Agency head did not furnish employment and a place of employment to each employee that were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that the Moisture Separator/Blow-in Panel Set three-position control switch was defective and allowed for the switch to be inadvertently turned without depressing it, subsequently resulting in the death of an employee from a caught-between hazard inside the closing area of the gas turbine inlet blow-in panel door.  On or about 03-15-2021 and times prior thereto, onboard the USS McFaul, DDG-74 located at General Dynamics - NASSCO Norfolk 200 Ligon Street. Norfolk, VA 23523: the employer did not provide mechanically safe components located on shipboard system equipment that exposed employee(s) to pinch point and caught between hazards.   Specifically, the three positions control switch located in the engine room that operated the Moisture Separator/Blow-in Panel Set was defective and did not operate as designed by the manufacturers technical manual S9234-GB-MMA-010/46219, 0910-LP-231-1900 . The control switch had three positions: AUTO, CLOSED, and OPEN and the switch must be depressed prior to changing its position to open or close the remote filter door set. This switch was defective and the required safety feature "Push to Turn" did not function, which allowed the switch to be turned freely, actuating the blow-in doors without pushing it inward to turn while the employee was inside the closure area of the filer panel blow-in door  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 employee(s) and their representatives were informed of this abatement.