Inspection Type |
Fat/Cat
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Scope |
Complete
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2021-12-07
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Related Activity
Type |
Accident |
Activity Nr |
1839524 |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100410 A01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
2537.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.410(a)(1): Each dive team member did not have the experience or training necessary to perform assigned tasks in a safe and healthful manner: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to ensure employees had the experience and training required to use tools, equipment systems and techniques to perform their assigned tasks, while performing underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01002 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100410 A03 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
2537.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.410(a)(3):All dive team members were not trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid (American Red Cross standard course or equivalent): a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employees performing dive operations were not trained in CPR or first-aid, exposing employees to a drowning hazard. |
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Citation ID |
01003 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100410 C01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
2171.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.410(c)(1): The employer or an employee designated by the employer was not at the dive location in charge of all aspects of the diving operation affecting the safety and health of dive team members: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to have a designated person-in-charge of all aspects of the diving operation affecting the safety and health of dive team members, while employees performed underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01004 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100420 A |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
1237.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.420(a): The employer did not develop and maintain a safe practices manual: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to develop and maintain a safe practice manual for divers, prior to employees performing underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01005 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100421 A |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
1237.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.421(a):The employer did not comply with the requirements of paragraphs (b) through (h) of this section prior to each diving operation: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, as the employer did not comply with all pre-dive requirements prior to diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01006 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100421 B |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.421(b): The employer did not maintain the following at the dive location: a list of the telephone or call numbers for an operational decompression chamber (if not at the dive location), accessible hospitals and available physicians: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed provide a list of local hospitals and a list of available physicians in the event of an emergency. |
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Citation ID |
01007 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100421 C03 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
1237.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.421(c)(3): An American Red Cross standard first aid handbook or equivalent and a bag-type manual resuscitator with transparent mask and tubing was not available at the dive location: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to provide a first-aid book or a bag-type resuscitator at the dive location, prior to employees performing underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01008 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100421 G |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
1237.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.421(g):The breathing gas supply system, including reserve breathing gas supplies, masks, helmets, thermal protection, and bell handling mechanism (when appropriate), was not inspected prior to each dive: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards in that the employer failed to ensure the dive equipment was inspected prior to usage. |
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Citation ID |
01009 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100422 C01 I |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
1237.2 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.422(c)(1)(i): An operational two-way Communication system was not provided during a surface supplied air or mixed-gas between the diver and a dive team member at the dive location: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to provide an operational two-way communication system between the surface supplied air diver and a dive team member, while employees performed underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01010 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100425 C01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Current Penalty |
14502.0 |
Initial Penalty |
14502.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.425(c)(1):Each surface-supplied air diver was not continuously tended while in the water: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that each diver was not continuously tended while underwater. |
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Citation ID |
01011 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100430 B04 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.430(b)(4): The output of air compressor systems was not tested for air purity every six months by means of samples taken at the connection to the distribution system: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to inhalation and drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to test the air compressor systems output for air purity every six months, prior to employees performing underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
01012 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100430 G01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.430(g)(1): Gauges indicating diver depth, which can be read at the dive location, were not used for all dives: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to provide gauges indicating the diver depth, which could be read at the dive location, while employees performed underwater diving operations. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100423 D01 |
Issuance Date |
2022-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-27 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
349.0 |
Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.423(d)(1): The following information was not recorded and maintained for each diving operation: a. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to potential drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to record and maintain the dive team members including the designated person-in-charge for each diving operation, while employees performed underwater diving operations. b. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to potential drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to record and maintain the date, time and location for each diving operation, while employees performed underwater diving operations. c. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to potential drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to record and maintain surface or underwater conditions for each diving operation, while employees performed underwater diving operations. d. Pond near Hole No. 7 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, located at 200 Ponte Vedra Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: On or about December 3, 2021, the employer exposed employees to potential drowning hazards, in that the employer failed to record and maintain the maximum depth and bottom line for each diving operation, while employees performed underwater diving operations. |
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