OSHA Inspection: HILLSIDE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:     Sawmilll -  The floors of work areas and walkways were not maintained in a clean condition as they contained a large amount of wood chips, pieces and debris.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:     Sawmill - The employer had not developed, documented nor utilized procedures for isolating equipment, such as the debarker and the head saw, from its energy source/sources to prevent the unexpected start-up of the equipment.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:   At the Facility - The employer had not conducted an annual inspection of the lock-out/tag-out procedures to insure the requirements of this standard were being met and followed.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.     At the Facility - The employer did not ensure that each operator of fork trucks had completed the formal instruction portion of the training.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   At the Facility - The employer did not certify that each operator of powered industrial trucks had been trained and certified as required.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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:     Sawmill - In the following instances the blades were not properly guarded:     a)    The Baker band resaw did not have the unused portion of the blade guarded.   b)    The G & L Equipment end trimmer did not have the blade guarded to prevent contact from the side.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(iv): Elevated platform(s), 4 feet or more from the floor level, were not provided with a standard railing:     Debarker Station - The platform around the debarker's operating station was missing two sections of a standard railing or a guardrail system.

Issued

May 1, 2013

Abate by

May 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:   Building 2, Warehouse - Six breakers in the electrical panel were not labeled to indicate their purpose.