Inspection #109350082

Name: OSHA Inspection #109350082: SOUTHWEST MARINE OF SAMOA, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of SOUTHWEST MARINE OF SAMOA, INC. at Southwest Marine Facility, Pago Pago, AS 96799 on Jan 13, 2003. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Dec 7, 2004.

OSHA documented 23 violations (18 serious, 5 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $6,120.

OSHA collected 26 air monitoring samples covering 13 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium, Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 8 more.

This employer has 7 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 109350082
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Jan 13, 2003
Closed: Dec 7, 2004
Contested: May 30, 2003
Final Order: Oct 22, 2003
Total Violations: 23
Penalties on Record: $6,120
Initial Penalties: $10,200

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Establishment

Name: SOUTHWEST MARINE OF SAMOA, INC.
Address: Southwest Marine Facility, Pago Pago, AS 96799
Industry: 336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Other Inspections of This Employer7 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#117947093	Aug 22, 2001	Planned (H)	2 violations	$200
#107336026	Nov 11, 1998	Planned (H)	17 violations	$3,075
#110567104	Jun 9, 1997	Planned (H)	5 violations	$525
#109510800	Jun 20, 1994	Planned (H)	4 violations	$988
#107278780	Apr 15, 1992	Unprogrammed Related (G)	2 violations	$3,050
#110636537	Jan 2, 1992	Planned (H)	5 violations	$1,050
#778860	Sep 15, 1986	Planned (H)	24 violations	$500

Unprogrammed Related (G)

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Dec 7, 2004.

Citations on Record

18 serious, 5 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$10,200

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$6,120

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on May 30, 2003. Final orders are recorded through Oct 22, 2003. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	2	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	2	0	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	2	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	2	0.0097169 - 0.0240533	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	2	0.615266 - 1.5256979	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	2	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	2	0.0360158 - 0.1584881	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	2	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	2	0 - 0.3292495	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C	Serious	$900	$540	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01002A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$1,500	$900	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01002B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IID	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01002C	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01002D	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01002E	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01003A	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01	Serious	$900	$540	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01003B	1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D04	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01004	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$1,500	$900	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01005	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$900	$540	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01006A	1915.7 Competent Person OSHA citation code: 19150007 C03	Serious	$1,500	$900	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01006B	1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19150012 A01 II	Serious	$0	$0	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01006C	1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19150012 D04 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01006D	1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19150012 E01 III	Serious	$0	$0	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01006E	1915.14 Hot Work OSHA citation code: 19150014 A01 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01007A	1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges OSHA citation code: 19150073 C	Serious	$900	$540	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01007B	1915.75 Access to and Guarding of Dry Docks and Marine Railways OSHA citation code: 19150075 A	Serious	$0	$0	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
01008	1915.75 Access to and Guarding of Dry Docks and Marine Railways OSHA citation code: 19150075 D	Serious	$1,500	$900	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
02001	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$600	$360	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
02002	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 A	Other	$0	$0	May 29, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
02003	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I	Other	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
02004	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Other	$0	$0	Jun 12, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003
02005	1915.55 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19150055 A07	Other	$0	$0	May 21, 2003	May 30, 2003	Oct 22, 2003

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

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