OSHA Inspection: INDEPENDENT FURNITURE SUPPLY COMPANY INC.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.   (a) Glue Booths 14 and 15 - On or about April 09, 2013 the foam storage area blocked the employees from the main aisle. There was no passageway for the operator to enter or exit the booth.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.    (a) Man Door G - On or about April 09, 2013 exit door was blocked with bags of fiberfill foam.

Issued

Jun 13, 2013

Abate by

Jul 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1): All portions of the saw blade shall be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels shall be fully encased. The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid. The front and back of the band wheels shall be either enclosed by solid material or by wire mesh or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal shall be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. Gage No. 20), and the openings shall be not greater than three-eighths inch. Solid material used for this purpose shall be of an equivalent strength and firmness. The guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the upper-saw-wheel guard shall protect the saw blade at the front and outer side. This portion of the guard shall be self-adjusting to raise and lower with the guide. The upper-wheel guard shall be made to conform to the travel of the saw on the wheel.   (a) Facility - On or about April 09, 2013 three Edge Sweeps Model CL-3 and one Pontotoc Machine Works vertical bandsaw blades were not guarded above the nonworking portion of the cutter blade.