OSHA Inspection: PRIDE OF THE HILLS OF KILLBUCK, INC

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1):   Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled. Caution shall be exercised when handling off-center loads which cannot be centered.   a.  At the workplace, on or about March 12, 2013, an employee moving a GPU Coil with a Toyota forklift had an unstable load on the forklift, resulting in an amputation.

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1400.00 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a.  At the workplace, in the cutting area, the Motoman cutting robot was not guarded to prevent employees from a struck by hazard of the moving and rotating parts.    b.  At the workplace, in the cutting area, the DoALL Metal Cutting Bandsaw, Model C-9, Serial Number 260-68136, had an unused portion of the blade that was not guarded exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1400.00 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, in the welding area,  a pipe roller had chains and sprockets near the electric motor, approximately three and a half feet above the floor, that were not guarded exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $280.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):   What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.  Located at Pride of the Hills of Killbuck, Inc. in Killbuck, Ohio:  a.  On the 2013 OSHA 300 Log the employer did not provide all information required in Column F such as the actual injury, the cause of injury and the body part affected.