Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC

SECTION 5(A)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970: 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 RECOGNIZED HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK: A) P/B NORTHERN ALASKAN: IN THE SCALE AREA, AFT STARBOARD, PERMANENT TYPE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS BEING UTILIIZED AS A PORTABLE EXTENSION CORD, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO THE HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCKS. THIS WIRING WAS MANUFACTURED TO BE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED IN A RIGID OR SEMI-RIGID INSTALLATION. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO INSTALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INTO A PERMANENT INSTALLATION. B) P/B NORTHERN ALASKA: IN THE OLD WAREHOUSE, TOP DECK, IN THE BREAKER PANEL, BREAKERS, #1, 2, 3, 4 AND 8 WERE NOT LABELLED AS TO WHAT THEY CONTROLLED, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO A HAZARD OF NOT KNOWING WHICH BREAKERS TO TURN OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO IDENTIFY WHICH CIRCUITS ARE CONTROLLED BY THESE BREAKERS AND LABEL THE PANEL BOX APPROPRIATELY. C) P/B NORTHERN ALASKAN: THE PATH TO GROUND WAS NOT PROVIDED ON THE DUPLEX OUTLET LOCATED ON THE PORT WALL, IN THE BOILER ROOM, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO THE HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO INSTALL A GROUNDING SYSTEM TO THIS OUTLET. D) P/B NORTHERN ALASKAN: NO COVER WAS IN PLACE ON THE DUPLEX 110-VOLT OUTLET, LOCATED IN THE DOWNSTAIRS PROCESSING LAUNDRY ROOM IN THEBOW OF THE VESSEL, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO THE HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO INSTALL A COVER. E) P/B NORTHERN ALASKAN: THE ELECTRICAL GUTTER BOX, LOCATED BELOW THE ELECTRICAL PANEL BOXES IN THE OLD WAREHOUSE TOP DECK, STARBOARD SIDE, DID NOT HAVE ITS COVER IN PLACE, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO INSTALL THE COVER ON THE GUTTER BOX. F) P/B NORTHERN ALASKAN: THE BLACK ELECTRICAL PORTABLE EXTENSION CORD LOCATED BY THE DOOR TO THE BOILER ROOM WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH STRAIN RELIEF ON THE FEMALE END, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL THE FEMALE CORD END INTO A STRAIN RELIEF DEVICE. G) P/B NORTHERN ALASKAN: THE PORTABLE ELECTRICAL CORD BEING UTILIZED FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, LOCATED AT STARBOARD, SCALE AREA, WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH STRAIN RELIEF ON THE MALE END, EXPOSING EMPLOYEES TO THE HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE MALE PLUG END INTO A STRAIN RELIEF DEVICE.