Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 899880.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 11/15/2013 2
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 09/27/2013
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418600
Contest Date: 10/15/2013
Final Order: 10/10/2014
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 10/10/2014 | $7,000.00 | 11/15/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 10/18/2013 | $7,000.00 | 11/15/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/27/2013 | $7,000.00 | 11/15/2013 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards associated with vessel mooring bollards and hardware breaking free from a pier under load. a) On or about April 3, 2013 at the BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards, Mobile, Al, Pier-K: The employer failed to conduct additional analysis of the Pier-K east and west bollards to determine if the mooring hardware were adequate to handle moored vessel loads and to conduct repairs of the mooring hardware prior to mooring vessels at Pier K of the facility exposing employees to struck-by, caught-in/by and drowning hazards.