OSHA Inspection: O.C. CLUSS LUMBER INC.

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    (a) Quencher's Pub Building:  Employees were operating tools such as a DeWalt 10 inch table saw, Hitachi 12 inch compound miter saw, and a Makita reciprocating saw to cut wood and remove window sashes.  Eye protection was not used by employees during the operation of the tools, as determined on August 22, 2012.      Abatement Certification Required for Each Item

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(h)(1):     Each circular crosscut table saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:    (a)Outside of Quencher's Pub Building:  Employees operated a DeWalt DW744 10 inch table saw to cut dimensional lumber for the installation of new windows.  The table saw was not equipped with a guard that enclosed the portion of the saw blade above the table, as determined on August 22, 2012.    Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1890.00 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 interrupters for personal protection:    (a)Outside Quencher's Pub Building:  Employees operated a DeWalt 10 inch table saw and Hitachi 12 inch compound miter saw to cut dimensional lumber for new window installation.  The saws were powered through an extension cord plugged into a 120 volt receptacle that was not protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter, as determined on August 22, 2012.    Abatement Certification Required for this Item.

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide:    (a)   Inside Scaffold:   Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold that did not have the working levels at 5 feet 9 inch and 12 feet 1 inch were not fully decked.  The lower level was missing a 19 inch pick board and the upper level was missing two 19 inch pick boards,  as determined on August 22, 2012.     (b)  Outside Scaffold:  Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold that did not have the working levels at 6 feet 9 inch and 13 feet 7 inch were not fully decked.  The lower level and upper levels were missing two 19 inch pick boards, as determined on August 22, 2012.     Abatement Certification Required for Each Item

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):     The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    (a)   Inside Scaffold:   Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold that did not have the working levels at 5 feet 9 inch and 12 feet 1 inch were not fully decked or had fall protection provided on the upper working level.  The scaffold was not erected or inspected by a competent person to recognize any hazards with the scaffold, as determined on August 22, 2012.     (b)  Outside Scaffold:  Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold that did not have the working levels at 6 feet 9 inch and 13 feet 7 inch were not fully decked or had fall protection on the upper working level.  The scaffold was not erected or inspected by a competent person to recognize any hazards with the scaffold, as determined on August 22, 2012.     Abatement Certification Required for Each Item

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):     Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    (a)   Inside Scaffold:   Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold at a working level of 12 feet 1 inch.  The employees were not protected from the fall hazard by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems, as determined on August 22, 2012.     (b)  Outside Scaffold:  Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold at a working level of 13 feet 7 inches.  The employees were not protected from the fall hazard by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems, as determined on August 22, 2012.     Abatement Certification Required for Each Item

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    (a)   Inside Scaffold:   Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold that did not have the working levels at 5 feet 9 inch and 12 feet 1 inch were not fully decked or had fall protection provided on the upper working level.  Employees were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffolding being used and the procedures to control those hazards, as determined on August 22, 2012.     (b)  Outside Scaffold:  Employees were working off a mobile fabricated frame scaffold that did not have the working levels at 6 feet 9 inch and 13 feet 7 inch were not fully decked or had fall protection on the upper working level.  Employees were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffolding being used and the procedures to control those hazards, as determined on August 22, 2012.     Abatement Certification Required for Each Item

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2):     Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:    (a)Inside Quencher Pub Building:  The fabricated frame mobile scaffold used by employees to remove existing windows and install new windows had only one of the four casters in the locked position, as determined on August 22, 2012.    Abatement Certification Required for this Item.