OSHA Inspection: MARSHALL LUMBER AND MILL COMPANY

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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 and toeboards:  a)  Wood Shed area:  On or about April 14, 2014 and at times prior, the employer exposed his employees to 6'-5" fall hazards in that employees were allowed to walk/work at a open-sided platform that was not guarded by a top rail and midrail.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent.    a) Laborer:  On April 14, 2014 and at times prior; the employer exposed the employees performing mill works to noise at levels of 90.2% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 89.2 dBA) which is 1.8 times the action level of 50% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85dBA) while working in the shop area.  Results were calculated for a 429 minutes sampling period with a zero concentration assumption for the remaining 51 minutes.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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 energizing, 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) Machinery throughout the facility: On or about April 14, 2014 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on equipment without having a lock out program, without being trained in lock out tag out, and without machine specific lock out tag out procedures.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a)   Shop Area:  On or about April 14, 2014 and at times prior; the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a powered industrial truck without the employer first ensuring the employees were competent to operate the equipment as demonstrated by the completion of the required training and evaluation specified in the regulation.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.  a)  On or about April 14, 2014 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to compressed air hazards in that employees were permitted to use compressed air that was not reduced to less than 30 psi for cleaning and/or blow off themselves.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A log of all Work-Related Injury and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injury and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:   a)  The employer failed to maintain the OSHA 300 / 300A form for 2013 as required by the regulation.

Issued

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a)  On or about April 14, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to develop, implement and maintain a Hazard communication program to protect employees from hazardous chemicals including but not limited to grease, gasoline, thinner and glue.