OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC SHELLFISH-COOS BAY, LLC

Issued

2022-03-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7802.00 · Current $7802.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1917.93(a):The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to falling objects wore protective helmets:  (a) on or about 9/22/2021 and at times prior thereto, an employee working to unload the f/v Dominic II and f/v Silver Point was exposed to struck-by hazards of falling objects, in that the employer did not ensure that the worker's head was protected by a hard hat while working near a suspended load.

Issued

2022-03-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $62155.00 · Current $24862.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.11(a)(1):The employer did not have annual examinations of gear certification under ILO 152:  (a) on or about 9/22/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees working to unload the f/v Dominic II were exposed to struck-by hazards of falling objects, in that the safety and integrity of the ship mounted hoist was not ascertained and documented by annual examinations. (b) on or about 9/22/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees working to unload the f/v Silver Point were exposed to struck-by hazards of falling objects, in that the safety and integrity of the ship mounted hoist was not ascertained and documented by annual examinations.  Pacific Seafood was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1917.50(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1214177, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 4/4/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 213 S.W. Bay Blvd. Newport, OR 97365.

Issued

2022-03-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.11(c): With respect to U.S. vessels not holding a valid Certificate of Inspection issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, entries in the registers and the issuance of certificates required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be made only by competent persons currently accredited by the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) for full function vessels or loose gear and wire rope testing, as appropriate, as provided in part 1919 of this chapter as follows:   29 CFR  1919.21(c): When the capacity of the boom of a crane or derrick was or will be rated in accordance with the variance of its radius, the maximum safe working loads for the various working angles of the boom and the maximum and minimum radii at which the boom may be safely used was not conspicuously posted near the controls and visible to the crane operator:  (a) on or about 9/22/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees working to unload the f/v Dominic II were exposed to struck-by hazards of falling objects, in that a durable rating chart was not conspicuously posted near the controls and visible to the crane operator, specifying the maximum safe working loads for the various working angles of the boom and the maximum and minimum radii at which the boom may be safely used. (b) on or about 9/22/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees working to unload the f/v Silver Point were exposed to struck-by hazards of falling objects, in that a durable rating chart was not conspicuously posted near the controls and visible to the crane operator, specifying the maximum safe working loads for the various working angles of the boom and the maximum and minimum radii at which the boom may be safely used.  Pacific Seafood was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1917.45(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1284075, citation number 2, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/29/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 450 N.E. Skipanon Dr. Warrenton, OR 97146.

Issued

2022-03-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1095.00 · Current $1095.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.97(e)(1):The employer did not ensure that there was in the vicinity of each vessel being worked, at least one U.S. Coast Guard approved 30-inch life-ring with no less than 90 feet of line attached, and at least one portable or permanent ladder that reaches from the top of the apron to the surface of the water:  (a) on or about 9/22/2021 and at times prior thereto, employees working to unload the f/v Dominic II and the f/v Silver Point were exposed to hypothermia hazards, in that the pier and dock on which they were working did not have a ladder installed or available to use for egress from the water in case an employee fell in the water.