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

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 hazards while operating abrasive blasters with dead man controls that had been rendered inoperable: a) Colonna's Shipyard, Andrew J. Barberi: Employees used duct tape to render the Marco BLASTMASTER 155E remote control switch (dead man) inoperable while conducting abrasive blasting operations inside spaces on the ship. On July 19, 2016, an employee suffered a fatal injury when he was struck in the left arm with abrasive while blasting with a nozzle that had duct tape wedged into the switch to allow the nozzle to stay open continuously. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.