OSHA Inspection: CON-TEMP CABINETS, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Abate by

May 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  (a) All departments throughout the plant. On or about March 27, 2013, employer did not establish and implement lockout/tagout program for employees to receive training and utilize formal lockout/tagout procedures for energy isolation on the machines where the hazard of unexpected energization could occur.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Abate by

May 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) where hazards such as those created by the unguarded portion of the saw blade during operating cycle(s) were present:    (a) West wall, steel rods cutting. On or about March 27, 2013, employees were exposed to cuts and lacerations from an unguarded portion of the blade on the Rong Fu RF-115 horizontal metal cutting band saw during steel rods cutting operation.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    (a) South wall, table saws area. On or about March 27, 2013 employees were exposed to amputation hazards when ripping wood on the unguarded Powermatic 74 8374007 handfed rip saw with the exposed blade.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(g)(1): Swing cutoff saw(s) were not provided with an automatically adjusting hood that completely enclosed the upper half of the saw, the arbor end, and the point of operation at all positions of the saw:    (a) North wall. On or about March 27, employees using unguarded Ryobi 14" miter saw were exposed to amputation hazards during cutting operations.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the material.    (a) North wall, drawers stock cutting. On or about March 27, employees using unguarded Tops Retracto-Glide heavy duty radial saw were exposed to amputation hazards during drawers stock cutting operations.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  (a) South wall, table saws area. On or about March 27, 2013 employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when ripping wood on the unguarded Powermatic 74 8374007 handfed rip saw with a missing spreader.  There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  (a) South wall, table saws area. On or about March 27, 2013 employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when ripping wood on the unguarded Powermatic 74 8374007 handfed rip saw with a missing non kickback device.  There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) West wall, steel rods cutting. On or about March 27, 2013 employees were exposed to caught-on hazards during steel rods cutting operation where a belt and pulley were exposed atop the horizontal bandsaw.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) West wall, steel rods cutting. On or about March 27, 2013 employees were exposed to caught-on hazards during steel rods cutting operation where a belt and pulley were exposed atop the horizontal bandsaw.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years.    (a) All departments throughout the plant. On or about March 27, 2013 employees operating Nissan CPF02 LP forklift did not receive a refresher training at least once every three years to ensure that the operators have the knowledge and skills needed to operate the powered industrial truck safely.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.