OSHA Inspection: BRION REIFF BOAT BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.    Boat Shop - The right and left horizontal shafts on the Grizzly Bufffer were not guarded.

Issued

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $0.00 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:    Boat Shop - The right and left sides of the buffer wheels on the Grizzly Buffer did not have the spindle nuts guarded.

Issued

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.      Boat Shop - The red bench grinder had the work rest adjusted one inch from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)      Boat Shop - The  red bench grinder did not have an adjustable tongue guard for the abrasive wheel.