OSHA Inspection: WHITE CEDAR SHINGLES

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) Blue Building, Staining/drying area; A respirator program with worksite specific procedures was not developed or implemented before employees were required to wear half-face respirators during wood shingle staining operations.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Blue Building, Staining/drying area; Medical evaluations were not performed before employees were required to wear half-face respirators during wood shingle staining operations.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Blue Building, Staining/drying area; Fit testing was not performed for employees required to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators during shingle staining operations.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Blue Building, Staining/drying area; Employees did not receive respirator training prior to being required to wear half-face respirators during wood shingle staining operations.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:  (a) Throughout the facility; An energy control program (Lockout-Tagout) was not developed or implemented.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) Throughout the facility; Energy control (Lockout-Tagout) procedures were not developed or implemented for servicing and maintenance activities such as, but not limited to; cleaning operations and blade changes.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  (a) Throughout the facility; Training was not conducted to inform employees of the purpose of an energy control program.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:  (a) Throughout the facility; Authorized employee training for LOTO was not conducted. Employees apply LOTO devices during blade changes.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:  (a) Throughout the facility; The point of operation guard was not adequately constructed and installed to prevent contact with the 46 inch circular head saw blade.   i. Blade exposure below cutting table, there was not a guard to prevent contact with the blade.   ii. Blade exposure above cutting table, the guard was not adequate or secured to prevent contact with the blade.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) Blue Building, Staining/drying area; The employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a written Hazard Communication program where workers were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to; Cabot Bleaching Oil # 3241, Sunnyside paint thinner (100% mineral spirits), and Benjamin-Moore stain.    REPEAT INFORMATION:  WHITE CEDAR SHINGLES WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 92185, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 09/28/ 2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2700 WINTER STREET, SUPERIOR, WI.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Abate by

Mar 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  (a) Blue Building, Staining/drying area; The employer did not inform employees about the location and/or availability of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), chemical inventory lists, and written program.   REPEAT INFORMATION:  WHITE CEDAR SHINGLES WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 92185, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 09/28/ 2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2700 WINTER STREET, SUPERIOR, WI.