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OSHA Inspection: COMMONWEALTH PLYWOOD, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COMMONWEALTH PLYWOOD, INC. in ROUTE 4, WHITEHALL, NY 12887 (NAICS 321999). OSHA activity number 305793606.

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Site address
ROUTE 4
City
WHITEHALL
State
NY
ZIP
12887
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
321999
SIC code (legacy)
2499
Employees
90
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2004
Abate by
Apr 10, 2004
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $540 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that:
a)On or about 02/12/04 employees were observed walking and running across
the
rollers on the roller-type conveyor on the lift platform of the hot press
exposing
them to a fall hazard resulting in broken bone injuries. Reference
ASME/ANSI
standard B20.1-1987 paragraph 6.11.1(b).
Feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are:
1.Prevent access to the platform as a general walkway and as a shortcut
requiring
employees to go around the press to get to the other side,or
2.Relocate the controls of the cold press so employees do not have to
cross the
platform to reach the controls, or
3.Install tread plates across the conveyor surface so employees can safely
cross it,
and follow up with employee training describing the hazards of using
rollers as
a walking surface particularly when they are in a hurry.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $540.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.37 B04

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2004
Abate by
Apr 10, 2004
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $540 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $540.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2004
Abate by
Apr 10, 2004
Penalty
Initial $1,125 · Current $675 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $675.00
  • — Z (S) $1125.00

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2004
Abate by
Apr 10, 2004
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $540 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $540.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.219 F03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Mar 8, 2004
Abate by
Apr 10, 2004
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $540 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $540.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

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