OSHA Inspection: PREMIER BULK STEVEDORING, LLC

Issued

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $15625.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.81(k): The employer did not require that employees stay clear of the area beneath overhead drafts or descending lifting gear.  a) Panama City Port Authority, Weser Borg: On or about September 11, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to struck-by and caught between hazards from swinging loads being hoisting into the cargo hold of ships.  IN THE ALTERNATIVE:  OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that; employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-between hazards associated with loading and unloading cargo from vessels.    a) Panama City Port Authority, Weser Borg: On or about September 11, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to struck-by and caught between hazards from swinging loads being hoisting into the cargo hold of ships.

Issued

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.98(b)(1):Any immediate supervisor of a cargo handling operation of more than five persons did not satisfactorily complete a course in accident prevention by July 16, 1999:  a) Panama City Port Authority; On or about September 12, 2022 and at times prior to the employer did not ensure that cargo handling supervisors had completed a course in accident prevention.

Issued

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $21875.00 · Current $21875.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.81(i):Drafts were hoisted when the winch or crane operator could not clearly see the draft itself or the signals of the signalman who was observing the draft's movement:  a) Panama City Port Authority, WeserBorg; On or about September 11, 2022 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to struck hazards in that employees were involved in longshoring activities hoisting material from the pier into the hold of a ship with the use of a shipboard crane without the crane operator being able to see the signalman who was guiding the draft's movement.  Premier Bulk Stevedoring, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1918.81(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1505242, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on April 15, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at Panama City Port Authority.