OSHA Inspection: ORLAND DWELLEY & SONS, INC.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

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.      In the following instances work rests on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:      a)  Garage - The work rest on the Black & Decker grinder was seven sixteenths inch from wheel.      b)  Garage - The work rest on the DeWalt grinder was seven sixteenths inch from wheel.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $80.00 · Current $60.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3):    The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.    Garage - The Badger fire extinguisher, mounted in the back room, was last inspected in 1999.    Orland Dwelley & Sons, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 314071929, Citation 1 Item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/30/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 448 Houlton Rd, Waite, Maine.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

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.)    In the following instances the distance between the abrasive wheel and adjustable tongue exceeded one fourth inch:      a)  Garage - The distance between the adjustable tongue and wheel on the Black & Decker grinder exceeded one inch.      b)  Garage - The distance between the adjustable tongue and wheel on the DeWalt grinder exceeded one half inch.    Orland Dwelley & Sons, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 314071929, Citation 1 Item 4, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/30/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 448 Houlton Rd, Waite, Maine.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2):    Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.    In the following instances fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:      a) Garage - The fire extinguisher on the back wall was last inspected on 1-6-13.      b) Garage - The fire extinguisher on the front wall was last inspected on 1-17-13.