Ship-Repair Company Faces $101,000 in OSHA Fines for Fall Hazards
“Shipyard work is traditionally hazardous, with an injury and accident rate more than twice that of construction and general industry,” said Dan DeWease, director of OSHA’s Norfolk area office.
While welding the frame of a U.S. Navy vessel, a shipyard worker was just 1 foot away from three open manholes that exposed the employee to potential falls of up to 30 feet. That was one of the alleged safety and health hazards that OSHA found during a May inspection of a ship-repair facility in Norfolk, Va.
OSHA, which initiated the inspection as part of the agency’s Local Emphasis Program on shipbuilding and repair, has cited Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. for 12 alleged violations, including four repeat violations. The company faces $101,000 in proposed penalties.
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