OSHA Inspection: RICK HAWKINS LUMBER CO. INC.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii):     A floor hole cover of standard strength and construction. While the cover is not in place, the floor hole shall be constantly attended by someone or shall be protected by a removable standard railing.        a. At the workplace, employees would sweep sawdust into a floor opening containing a chain and pulley system used to move sawdust into the dust collection system.  The floor opening was not properly guarded, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

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.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not have specific procedures to control hazardous energy for machines located in the sawmill to include but not limited to the headsaw.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):     Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.      a. At the workplace,  the employer did not provide guarding on a chain and sprocket on a conveyer used to move rough sawn lumber to the green chain to be stacked, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.        a. At the workplace, the employer did not provide guarding for a rotating shaft on a conveyer used to transport material from the head saw to the green chain, exposing employees to a caught in hazard.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(ii):     Shafting under bench machines shall be enclosed by a stationary casing, or by a trough at sides and top or sides and bottom, as location requires. The sides of the trough shall come within at least six (6) inches of the underside of table, or if shafting is located near floor within six (6) inches of floor. In every case the sides of trough shall extend at least two (2) inches beyond the shafting or protuberance.      a. At the workplace, the employer did not provide guarding for a rotating shaft under a motor located in the lumber stacking facility used to move the chains on the green chain conveyer, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Jan 8, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b):     "Where fixed stairs are required." Fixed stairs shall be provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitate regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations. Fixed stairs shall also be provided where access to elevations is daily or at each shift for such purposes as gauging, inspection, regular maintenance, etc., where such work may expose employees to acids, caustics, gases, or other harmful substances, or for which purposes the carrying of tools or equipment by hand is normally required. (It is not the intent of this section to preclude the use of fixed ladders for access to elevated tanks, towers, and similar structures, overhead traveling cranes, etc., where the use of fixed ladders is common practice.) Spiral stairways shall not be permitted except for special limited usage and secondary access situations where it is not practical to provide a conventional stairway. Winding stairways may be installed on tanks and similar round structures where the diameter of the structure is not less than five (5) feet.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not provide fixed stairs for employees to access the green chain platform.  The stairs were constructed out of various sizes of concrete stones stacked near or on top of each other, exposing employees to a fall hazard.