OSHA Inspection: THE SHED YARD, LLC

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.      a) On or about January 07, 2014 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards where employees were accessing and unloading and loading miscellaneous items on top of the loft without standard railings in place.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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) On or about January 07, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation hazards in that, a table saw (Laguna) was not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about January 07, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to stuck-by hazards (operators or employees in the vicinity of the saw), while operating a table saw (Laguna) without a spreader on the table saw.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about January 07, 2014, and at times prior, employees were exposed to stuck-by hazards (operators or employees in the vicinity of the saw), while operating a table saw (Laguna) without nonkickback fingers or dogs.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:   a) On or about January 07, 2014 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards due to utilizing extension cords as fixed wiring of a structure as follows:    1) Extension cords were hanging throughout the ceiling as fixed wiring in the production work area and were used to wire permanent fixtures involving receptacles mounted in the benches.   2) An extension cord was used to wire a household-type switch located on the Laguna saw.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    a) On or about January 07, 2014 and at times prior, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from electrical shock due to not providing strain relief on a Sawzall cord where the jacket was pulled back, exposing the internal wires.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i): A flexible cord used with grounding type equipment did not contain an equipment grounding conductor.    a)  On or about January 07, 2014 and times prior, the employer did not protect employees, from electrical shock where an extension cord located near the Hitachi saw was missing a ground prong at the end of the plug.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):    a)  On or about January 07, 2014 and times prior, employer had not developed and implemented a power industrial truck certification program to include a written program, formal instruction, practical training and evaluation of operator performance in the workplace.

Issued

2014-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.   a)  On or about January 07, 2014 and at times prior, employees were not protected from electrical shock in that a receptacle next to the garage door was missing a face plate.