Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

29 CFR 1915.87(c)(1)(ii): The employer could not demonstrate that outside first aid providers (i.e. emergency medical services) could reach the worksite within (5) minutes of a report of injury or illness. The employer did not take appropriate steps to ascertain that emergency medical assistance will be readily available promptly if an injury or illness occurs: a) On Board the USNS Red Cloud in Bayonne Dry Dock, Bayonne, NJ. Outside first aid providers to include Emergency Response Agencies and Emergency Medical Services were not able to reach the worksite within (5) minutes of a worker fall incident resulting in a fatality. The employer did not take appropriate steps to ascertain that emergency medical assistance will be readily available promptly if an injury or illness occurs. Violation observed on or about 04/19/2020.