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Gryphon Technologies: OSHA inspections and violations

Norfolk, Virginia · Ship Building and Repairing · NAICS 336611

1inspections
4citation items
$28,530current penalties
Oct 2, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Gryphon Technologies in Virginia one time.

It opened on Oct 2, 2019 on a referral, in Norfolk.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $50,121; today they stand at $28,530, 43% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.106 (flammable liquids), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Gryphon Technologies averages $28,530 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Gryphon Technologies: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344348404 OPENED OCT 2, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Apr 22, 2020

4600 Village Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23502 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 25, 2019: Employee incurs burns when struck by flash fire

At 9:30 a.m. on September 25, 2019, an employee was refueling a small boat when he went to check the battery connections on the electric pump. A spark caused the gasoline vapors to flash striking the employee. The employee received second and third degree burns to his arm and head and required hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iii) · Flammable liquids
 Other-than-serious$13,494$6,747Feb 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$13,494$8,771Feb 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
 Other-than-serious$9,639$6,265Feb 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1915.152(b) · Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): general requirements
 Other-than-serious$13,494$6,747Feb 19, 2020Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Sep 25, 2019, Norfolk: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee was refueling a small boat. The employee was checking the battery connections to the fuel pump when gasoline vapors flashed, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's arm and head. The employee was hospitalized.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iii)

(iii) Separation and protection. Areas in which flammable liquids are transferred from one tank or container to another container shall be separated from other operations in the building by adequate distance or by construction having adequate fire resistance. Drainage or other means shall be provided to control spills. Adequate natural or mechanical ventilation shall be provided.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)

(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1915.152 · Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): general requirements

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