OSHA Inspection: JD WOOD, INC.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $990.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nOpen-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n   a) At the milling station and the mezzanine area; Employees were exposed to hazards as they worked from the milling station and the mezzanine area at the facility. The elevated platform at the milling station did not have a midrail and a section of the mezzanine area did not have a guardrail system in place.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): \\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nEvery flight of stairs having four or more risers was not equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section, the width of the stair to be measured clear of all obstructions except handrails:\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\n a) At the tub grinder; The employee was exposed to hazards while accessing the steps leading to the tub grinder.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1320.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:\r\n\r\na) Throughout the facility; The employer did not have a hearing protection program at the facility and the noise levels exceeded 85 decibels as measured on the A scale. \r\n\r\n

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1650.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:\r\n(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(IDENTIFY MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT)\r\n\r\na) Throughout the facility; The employer did not have an energy control program, procedures and training for employees that were performing servicing and maintenance on machinery and equipment. The employees would change blades and chains and perform other servicing and maintenance on equipment throughout the facility.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2): \\r\\n\\r\\nQualified persons were not capable of working safely on energized circuits and were not familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools\\r\\n\\r\\na)  Throughout the facility; The employee was exposed to hazards as he worked on electrical equipment without the proper training, personal protective equipment and insulated tools.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $990.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l)\r\n\r\na) Throughout the facility; The employees were operating a Bobcat V723 with a fork attachment to move dumpsters throughout the facility. The employer did not have a forklift training program in place.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): \\r\\n\\r\\nIndustrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service, or were placed in service if the examination showed conditions adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle\\r\\n\\r\\na)  Throughout the facilty; The Bobcat V723 with the forks attached was not inspected prior to daily use.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $990.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): \r\n\r\nInside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior:\r\na) In the maintenance area; The oxygen compressed gas cylinders were stored in direct proximity to the acetylene compressed gas cylinders.

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): \r\n\r\nGuard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:\r\n(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS) (DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY)\r\n\r\na) In the maintenance area; The Delta Shop Master bench grinder had a broken tongue guard and no safety guard in its place.\r\n