OSHA Inspection: DM INC.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing.    a)  Woodworking Shop:  Employee, standing on a plywood platform to work on dust collector, did not have means of fall protection; thereby, was exposed to a fall hazard in excess of 15', on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(1):  Spray booth was not substantially constructed of steel, securely and rigidly supported, or of concrete or masonry, and that aluminum or other substantial noncombustible material was not used for intermittent or low volume spraying.    a)  Spray Booth Room:  A spray booth partially constructed of sheetrock to which the walls were not securely supported, were used by employees when spraying combustible and flammable materials, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i):   Visible gauges, audible alarm or pressure activated devices was not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained.     a)  Spray Booth Room:  Employer did not have a method or device to measure required air velocity during spray booth operations, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5):  Unless specifically approved for locations containing both deposits of readily ignitable residue and explosive vapors, there shall be no electrical equipment in any spraying area, whereon deposits of combustible residues may readily accumulate, and wiring was not in rigid conduit or in boxes or fittings containing no taps, splices, or terminal connections.    a)  Spray Booth Room:  A flexible cord, passing through an opening in the ceiling over the spray booth used for combustible and flammable materials, was used to energize a non-enclosed, non-intrinsically safe, and non-approved fluorescent light fixture, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7):   "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color backgrounds were not conspicuously posted at the spraying area and the paint storage rooms.    a)  Spray Booth Room:  Combustible and flammable stains and finishers are used and stored in the spray booth room in which there is not one No Smoking sign present, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5):   Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch.    a)  Woodworking Area:  An unguarded wall mounted exhaust fan was approximately 6' above floor surface, and approximately 3' above work bench area; thereby, exposing employees to a laceration hazard, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1):  Each circular hand-fed ripsaw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.     a)  Woodworking Shop:  The guard was removed from the Paoloni P300 circular saw; thereby, exposing employees to an amputation hazard, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1):   Each circular crosscut table saw was not guarded by a hood.    a)  Woodworking Shop:  The guard was removed from the Paoloni P300 circular saw; thereby, exposing employees to an amputation hazard, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2):   Each hand-fed circular ripsaw was not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator.     a)  Woodworking Shop:  No spreader was used during ripsaw cuts on the Paoloni P300 circular saw; thereby, exposing employee to an amputation or struck-by hazard, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3):   Each hand-fed circular ripsaw was not provided with nonkickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator.     a)  Woodworking Shop:  Nonkickback fingers or dogs were not used during ripsaw cuts on the Paoloni P300 circular saw; thereby, exposing employee to a struck-by hazard, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):   Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.    a)  Woodworking Shop:  An electrical receptacle box was hanging freely and was not mounted and secured to prevent movement, on or about 3/6/2012.    b)  Woodworking Shop:  An electrical toggle switch box was hanging freely and was not mounted and secured to prevent movement, on or about 3/6/2012.    c)  Woodworking Shop:  Electrical receptacle boxes were mounted on a wooden movable work bench, or about 3/6/2012.    d)  Woodworking Shop:  An extension cord lying on the floor surface was made using a metal electric receptacle box, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):   Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.    a)  Woodworking Shop, Interior Wall Exit Side:  The knockout plug was missing from a junction box servicing 220V, on or about 3/6/2012.    b)  Woodworking Shop, Interior Wall Exit Side:  The knockout plug was missing from a junction box servicing 220V, on or about 3/6/2012.    c)  Woodworking Shop, Interior Wall Separating Spray Room:  The knockout plug was missing from a junction box servicing 110V, on or about 3/6/2012.    d)  Woodworking Shop, Interior Wall Separating Spray Room:  The knockout plug was missing from a receptacle box servicing 110V, on or about 3/6/2012.    e)  Woodworking Shop, Wood Post:  The knockout plug was missing from junction box servicing a 110V receptacle box, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.    a)  Woodworking Shop, Wood Beam:  The cover was missing from a junction box servicing 220V, on or about 3/6/2012.    b)  Spray Booth Room:  The cover was missing from a junction box servicing 220V, on or about 3/6/2012.    c)  Woodworking Shop, Wood Post:  The cover was missing from a junction box servicing 110V, on or about 3/6/2012.    d)  Woodworking Shop, Above Exit Door:  The cover was missing from a junction box servicing 110V, on or about 3/6/2012.    e)  Woodworking Shop, Elevated Platform:  The cover was missing from junction box servicing the Grizzly Dust Collector, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    a)  Spray Booth Room:  A flexible cord was permanently used to energize a fluorescent light mounted in the spray booth, on or about 3/6/2012.    b)  Woodworking Shop:  A flexible cord (extension cord) was permanently used to energize a Grizzly wood planer, on or about 3/6/2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii):   Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger were repaired by splicing, which did not retain the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord that was spliced.      a)  Woodworking Shop:  A junior-hard service cord no. 12 on a 220V Grizzly wood planer was spliced with a 110V flexible cord and did not  retain the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord that was spliced, on or about 5/29/2012.