Name of product: Igloo Marine Elite Coolers Recall date: May 8, 2019 Recall number: 19-117 Units: About 60,000 Igloo Marine Elite Coolers for boating/marine environment useIgloo Marine Elite Coolers for marine environment use Hazard: The cooler’s …
Marine and Maritime Safety
OSHA Finds Violations After Fatal Kentucky Shipyard Towboat Explosion
CALVERT CITY, Kentucky – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited five contractors for safety and health violations after three employees were fatally injured and two others critically injured following a towboat explosion in Calvert City, …
Shipyard Cited After Towboat Worker Drowned During Storm
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Belhaven Shipyard and Marina Inc. - doing business as TowBoatUS River Forest - after an employee drowned when a towboat capsized while operating in a winter storm. The company faces $11,640 in proposed …
Shipyard Faces Nearly $1.4M in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Lead and Other Hazards While Retrofitting Vessel
OSHA finds workers exposed to lead at levels up to 20 times the permissible exposure limit SUPERIOR, Wisconsin - Federal health inspectors found Fraser Shipyards Inc. overexposed workers to lead during the retrofitting of a ship's engine room. OSHA's sampling results determined 14 …
Worker Crushed to Death by Shipping Container – OSHA Citations Issued
OSHA has cited stevedoring services company SSA Marine with five safety violations – including one willful – following an investigation into the January 19th death of a worker at the Port of Long Beach, California. OSHA's investigation determined that the worker was fatally crushed when a …
OSHA to Update Requirements for Head Protection
Direct final rule published in Federal Register For those workers in general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, and marine terminals, head protection requirements are in the process of being updated and are also being expanded to include workers in the construction industry. On June 22, …