OSHA Inspection: SPECTRUM RESOURCE GROUP, LTD

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $980.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees:      This violation occurred on or about August 21, 2013; where the unguarded foot-operated control to the Peck, Stow and Wilcox, model G-62 metal shearer exposed employees to the employees were exposed to hazards causing or likely to cause amputations and/or broken bones.

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $980.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:      This violation occurred on or about August 21, 2013, where employees, who operated to were Peck, Stow and Wilcox, model G-52 shearer, were not protected from contacting the point-of-operation.

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, were not protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires:    This violation was observed on or about September 17, 2013, in the warehouse; where the employer did not ensure that stationary casing(s) or trough(s) enclosing shafting were provided to protect employees from rotating shaft ends.

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:      This violation was discovered on or about September 17, 2013; where the employer did not recorded an amputation that had occurred on or about August 21, 2013, on the OSHA 300 log or its equivalent.