OSHA Inspection: DANKO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(l):     LP-Gas storage locations were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20-B:C:    a) East side of building, exterior, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were using a 1000 gallon Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tank for building heat with no fire extinguisher in the area.

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Abate by

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(o):     When damage to LP-Gas systems from vehicular traffic was a possibility, precautions against such damage were not taken:    a) East side of building, exterior, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were operating equipment immediately adjacent to a 1000 gallon Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tank that was not protected against accidental contact.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Abate by

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f):     Section 4.1.2(b)  American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f):  Circular hand-fed rip saws were not equipped with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:     Section 4.1.2(c)  American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f):  Circular hand-fed rip saws did not have non-kickback 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:     Section 5.1.3.3  American National Standards Institute 01.1-1975, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f):  Electrically driven equipment was not equipped with magnetic switches or other devices that will prevent automatic restarting of the machine after a power failure:       a) First floor of building, east end, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were ripping framing lumber on a table saw that was not equipped with a spreader.    b) First floor of building, north end, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were ripping framing lumber on a table saw that was not equipped with non kick-back fingers or dogs.    c)  First floor of building, north end, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were operating a table saw that was not equipped with a magnetic switch or anti-restart device.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(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) East end of building, interior, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were ripping framing lumber on a table saw that was not equipped with a hood guard that automatically adjusts to enclose the saw blade.

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(g)(1):     The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that would automatically adjust itself to the thickness of the stock and remain in contact with stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed:    a) Center of building, on or about 3-29-12:  One employee was operating a radial arm saw that was not equipped with a guard protecting the lower half of the blade.

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii):     On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection:    a) East wall of building, interior, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were operating multiple power tools, powered through a temporary power panel that was not protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii):     Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever was less, were not equipped with one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a) First floor, east end of building, on or about 3-29-12:  Employees were using a stairway without a stair rail system along each of the unprotected sides.