OSHA Inspection: SQUARE ROCK LUMBER COMPANY

Issued

2009-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
employment 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 employees were
exposed to:
On or about 07 January 2009 Square Rock Lumber Inc. was using polyvinyl
chloride
(PVC) pipe and plastic pipe fittings to transport compressed air at 130
psi, in the
sawmill, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying
plastic shards,
plastic projectiles (pipe fragments).
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct the hazard
include:   (1)
encasing the PVC and PVC pipe fittings in shatter resistant materials,
e.g. metal pipes,
wooden boxed conduit lined with fiberglass, steel box conduits,  (2)
remove the PVC
pipes and PVC pipe fittings and install metal pipe and fittings (3) remove
the
PVC pipe
and PVC fittings, and install plastic pipes and pipe fittings (ABS), as
specified in
ANSI/ASME B31.8-1986, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
Standard
and ASTM D1785-86, Standard Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride Plastic
Pipe,
Schedules 40, 80 and 120 and ASTM D2513-86a, Standard Specification for
Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Piping Systems.

Issued

2009-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Issued

2009-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-02 00:00:00

Issued

2009-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-02 00:00:00

Issued

2009-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

2009-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced