Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100424 C02 SCUBA diving.
Inspection Nr: 1341414.015
Citation: 01005
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 02/26/2019 2
Initial Penalty: $13,260.00
Current Penalty: $6,630.00
Issuance Date: 02/13/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0936200
Contest Date: 02/26/2019
Final Order: 03/17/2020
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 03/17/2020 | $6,630.00 | 02/26/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/26/2019 | $13,260.00 | 02/26/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/13/2019 | $13,260.00 | 02/26/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.424(c)(2): Diver was not line tended from the surface or accompanied by another diver in the water in continuous visual contact during SCUBA diving operation: Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Silver Strand, 32.39.3962N/117.09.6871 (LAT/LONG): On August 22, 2018, employees were performing SCUBA diving operations to mark a sunken road line. A diver descended 29 feet to the ocean floor without being line tended from the surface. The diver suffered fatal injuries after he lost consciousness underwater and could not promptly be removed from the water.