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Samoa Welding: OSHA inspections and violations

Pago Pago, American Samoa · Ship Building and Repairing · NAICS 336611

1inspections
2citation items
$714current penalties
Apr 7, 2015last inspection

Samoa Welding has one OSHA inspection on record in American Samoa.

OSHA opened it on Apr 7, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Pago Pago.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $1,020 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $714, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1915.55, gas welding and cutting (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Samoa Welding averages $714 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Samoa Welding: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340551183 OPENED APR 7, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2015

Boat Vessell, Cape San Lucas Main Dock, Fagatogo, Pago Pago, AS 96799 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1915.55(a)(6) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$1,020$714May 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1915.55(a)(9) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$0$0May 8, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1915.55 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1915.55(a)(6)

(6) Unless cylinders are firmly secured on a special carrier intended for this purpose, regulators shall be removed and valve protection caps put in place before cylinders are moved.

29 CFR 1915.55(a)(9)

(9) Acetylene cylinders shall be secured in an upright position at all times except, if necessary, for short periods of time while cylinders are actually being hoisted or carried.

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