OSHA Inspection: SOUTHEASTERN SHIP TERMINAL, INC.

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $3215.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(ii):Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  A) Open warehouse inside metal container located at 355 North Lathrop Ave. Savannah GA: On or about 10/2/2024, the employer exposed employees to an electrical shock hazard, in that an electrical cord was spliced in multiple locations to wire up lights in a metal shipping container used as a tool room.

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $3215.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1917.43(c)(5): Powered industrial trucks were not maintained in safe working order:  A) By the dock located at 355 North Lathrop Ave., Savannah GA: On or about 10/2/2024, the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard, in that the Linde Forklift  #1708 did not have an operable horn.

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $3215.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.24(e)(1): Ladders or steps of adequate strength were not furnished when it was necessary to obtain access to or from a stowed deckload or other cargo, and no other safe means of access were available:  A) Vessel "African Piper" located at  355 North Lathrop Ave: On or about 10/2/2024, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that a ladder or other safe means was not provided to employees to access the top of aluminum round bars (billets).

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $3215.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.32(b): The edge of a hatch section, or of stowed cargo, was not guarded by a vertical safety net or other means providing equal fall protection to exposed employees:  A) Vessel "African Piper" located at  355 North Lathrop Ave: On or about 10/2/2024, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that a vertical safety net or equivalent means of fall protection was not provided to employees that stood on top of aluminum round bars (billets) stacked approximately 9 feet high above the deck.

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $3215.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1918.97(d)(4): Stretchers did not have at least four sets of effective patient restraints in operable condition:  A) Dock area at 355 North Lathrop Ave in Savannah, GA: On or about October 2, 2024, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that the stokes basket stretcher did not have patient restraints.

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Open warehouse by tool container located at 355 North Lathrop Ave. Savannah GA: On or about 10/2/2024, the employer exposed employees to an electrical shock hazard, in that a metal electrical box and an outlet was wired up as an extension cord.

Issued

2025-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1918.94(a)(1): When internal combustion engines exhausted into a hold, intermediate deck, or other compartment, the employer did not ensure that the atmosphere was tested as frequently as was needed to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations from exceeding allowable limits:  A)   On the vessel  African Piper located at 355 North Lathrop Ave, Savannah GA: On or about 10/2/24, the employer exposed employees to a health hazard, in that the #5 hole was not tested for Carbon Monoxide from a forklift with an internal combustion engine.