OSHA Inspection: SCENIC WOOD PRODUCTS, LTD

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(2):  Every runway shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides four feet or more above floor or ground level. Wherever tools, machine parts, or materials are likely to be used on the runway, a toeboard shall also be provided on each exposed side. Runways used exclusively for special purposes (such as oiling, shafting, or filling tank cars) may have the railing on one side omitted where operating conditions necessitate such omission, providing the falling hazard is minimized by using a runway of not less than 18 inches wide. Where persons entering upon runways become thereby exposed to machinery, electrical equipment Shop, or other danger not a falling hazard, additional guarding than is here specified may be essential for protection.:    a.     On the roof behind the cut shop where the dust collector was located, the employees who go onto the roof to repair equipment were not provided fall protection thereby exposing employees to a 16 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    a.     In the cut shop where an employee was using a Stihl chain Saw to cut large blocks of boards, the employer did not provide chaps to protect the employee's extremities, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    a.     In the plant where equipment such as chain saws, pallet machines and band cutters were used, the employer did not perform a hazard assessment of the workplace to determine hazards present and what type of personal protection needed to perform the job and protect the employee, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(b)(1): Protective eye and face protection devices must comply with any of the following consensus standards:    29 CFR 1910.133(b)(1)(ii): ANSI Z87.1-1989 (R-1998), "American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection," which is incorporated by reference in  1910.6:     a.     In the cut shop where an employee was operating a Stihl chain saw, the employee was not required to wear safety glasses which met ANSI standards, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.    b.      In the stringer production area where an employee was operating a pallet assembler, the employee was not required to wear ANSI approved safety glasses, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed:    a.     In the plant where pallets are manufactured and equipment is locked out to perform maintenance, the employer did not perform a annual periodic inspection of the lock-out program to ensure the procedures are understood and followed, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

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. The training shall include the following:    29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:    a.     In the plant where employees are required to work around equipment which has been locked-out, the employer did not provide training to employees affected by the lock-out/tag-out program, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):  Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting:    a.   In the plant where employees were provided portable fire extinguishers to fight incipient stage fires, the employer did not provide fire extinguisher training, thereby exposing employees to a fire/contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii): Refresher training in relevant topics shall be provided to the operator when:    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(A): The operator has been observed to operate the vehicle in an unsafe manner:    a.     Throughout the facility including the storage yard where powered industrial trucks were operated and employees were observed not wearing seat belts, the employer did not provide refresher training to emphasize the importance of wearing the seat belt and the hazards of not wearing restraints, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,960 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.:    a.    In the cut shop where pallets were manufactured, the planer machine which cuts the boards to the proper size for building pallets was not properly guarded where the metal forks push the boards into the machine, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.    b.     In the cut shop where two whirlwind saws were used to cut pallet boards, the employee's hands were right at the point of operation when the employee operated a foot pedal to activate the saw to come out of the machine, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.    c.      Behind the cut shop where the dust collector was set-up, there was an unguarded auger which pushes the dust and chips from the cut shop and the dust collector to the collection area, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    d.      In the stringer production area where the four Viking pallet machines cycled back and forth to push boards into the machine to be nailed onto the runner, the point of operation was not guarded where employees reached into the machine to place boards into the machine or readjust the boards, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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.   In the stringer production area, there was a three by five inch opening to a rotating shaft at the rear of the pallet stacker machine #1, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes:    a.     In the  cut shop, machine 269 which is used as a band cutter to recycle the metal bands had a unguarded belt and pulley directly beside the intake for the banding to be pushed into the cutter opening, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    b.      In the  cut shop where boards are cut to size and planed for installation into a machine to make pallets, the belt and pulley which operates the auger on the North side of the nocher was not properly guarded, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 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.     In the cut shop where pallets were assembled, there was an unguarded chain and sprocket on the front of the Nocher machine, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    b.      In the cut shop where pallets were assembled, there was an unguarded chain and sprocket on the conveyor motor of the whirlwind saw, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    c.       In the stringer production area where pallets were assembled, there was an unguarded chain and sprocket on the pallet stacker, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    d.       In the stringer production area where pallets were assembled, there was an unguarded chain and sprocket on the backside of machines 1 through 4, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    a.    In the cut shop where boards were cut to size and pallets assembled, the employee was observed blowing off his pants, shirt and equipment with a compressed air nozzle which measured 70 p.s.i., thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    b.     In the block building where employees used compressed air to blow off clothing and machines, the compressed air was operated at 110 p.s.i., thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed:    a.     In the cut shop where pallet boards were prepared for installation onto the pallet machine, the energized electrical panel had an unused opening on the side of the Nocher machine, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    b.      In the cut shop where pallet boards were prepared  for installation onto the pallet machine, there was an unused opening in the bottom of the 480 volt energized electrical panel for the main air compressor, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    c.      In the cut shop where pallets were assembled, there was an unused opening on the bottom of the disconnect to the block saw, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    d.      In the cut shop where pallets were assembled, there was an unused opening in the bottom of the single Nocher, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    e.      In the stringer production area on the main electrical panel beside stacker machine #3, there was a two inch unused opening in the bottom of the energized 240 volt electrical disconnect, thereby exposing to a contact hazard.    f.       In the block building where pallets were assembled, there was a two inch unused opening on the side of the dust collector disconnect, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(iii): Where cable is used, each cable shall be secured to the cabinet, cutout box, or meter socket enclosure. However, where cable with an entirely nonmetallic sheath enters the top of a surface-mounted enclosure through one or more nonflexible raceways not less than 457 mm (18 in.) or more than 3.05 m (10.0 ft) in length, the cable need not be secured to the cabinet, box, or enclosure provided all of the following conditions are met:    29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(iii)(E): The cable sheath is continuous through the raceway and extends into the enclosure not less than 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) beyond the fitting:    a.     In the cut shop where pallets were assembled, the electrical conduit on the gang saw was broken and pulled apart where the wood enters into the saw, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    b.      In the cut shop where a whirlwind saw was used to cut boards, the electric conduit from the conveyor motor was broken and wires were exposed, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used:    29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a.     In the cut shop where pallets were assembled, the employer used an extension cord to supply power to the condenser used to keep water out of the lines where permanent wiring needed to be installed, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments:    a.     At the plant where maintenance employees routinely performed work on or near energized parts under 600 VAC, such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks, had not received training to understand the specific hazards associated with electrical energy and safety related work practices and requirements as necessary to provide protection from the electrical hazards with their respective job or task assignments.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be enrgized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards:    a.     In the plant for employees who routinely performed work on or near energized parts under 600 VAC, such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash or arc blast.      ABATEMENT NOTE:  One method of abatement among others, includes conducting a Flash Hazard Analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2004 Edition) Article 130.3 (or equivalent), to determine the Flash Protection Boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed. Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part:    a.     At the plant, where maintenance employees routinely performed work on or near energized parts under 600 VAC, such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks, the employees were not provided nor required to wear personal protective equipment for working on energized electrical equipment which was necessary for the electrical hazards of shock, arc flash and arc blast.       ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement among others, includes conducting a Flash Hazard Analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2004 Edition) Article 130.3 (or equivalent), to determine the use of electrical protective equipment  necessary for the specific related hazards of each task and implementing the use of the personal protective equipment.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(b)(1): Safety signs and tags. Safety signs, safety symbols, or accident prevention tags shall be used where necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them, as required by 1910.145:    a.     In the plant where employees were required to perform work on energized electrical equipment, the service panels and electrical disconnects were not marked to warn employees of potential electric arc flash hazards.