OSHA Inspection: THE COUNTERWORKS, LLC

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained all the employees on the Workplace hazard assessment for personal protection equipment (PPE).

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The 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:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lo/to program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written procedures and employees training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to)edge bander and panel saw.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented site specific written hazardous energy control procedures in machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the edge bander and panel saw.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.     WORKSHOP: The employees, as affected and other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of revised energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the edge bander and panel saw.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    WORKSHOP:  The following saws, used for cutting formica panels were unguarded:     1.   Delta table saw.    2.   Makita chop saw.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i):  Flexible cords and cables shall be approved for conditions of use and location.    WORKSHOP:  The flexible extension cord, used to power the Delta table saw was lying on the floor, traveled between two work tables, went behind a microwave and then pluged into an outlet.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:     WORKSHOP:  The electrical equipment, such as (but not limited to) outlets, junction boxes installed and used throughout the work area from where combustible wood dust was generated and accumulated, and the switches installed on woodworking machinery were neither approved nor intrinsically safe for the Class II Division 2 hazardous location.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the spray paints, stains,  and adhesive glue.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) spray paints, stains and adhesive glue were not provided with training and information in the hazard communication program.