OSHA Inspection: KIMAL LUMBER COMPANY

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(f)(1): The employer did not review the emergency action plan with each employee covered by the plan:  a) For the establishment at 400 Riverview Dr., Nokomis, FL 34275 as observed on or about 11/20/2014, employees were not familiar with the requirements of the facility's emergency action plan or what their duties were under the plan. Employees were not familiar with emergency routes, where the evacuation points were, whether there was to be a head count or not, and when to evacuate among other things.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  a) For the establishment at 400 Riverview Dr., Nokomis, FL 34275 as observed on or about 11/20/2014, fire extinguishers were available for employee use and employees were allowed to fight small fires as needed; however, annual fire extinguisher training was not provided.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) For the establishment at 400 Riverview Dr., Nokomis, FL 34275 as observed on or about 11/20/2014, the employer did not have a written certification of their hazard assessment for hazards, such as but not limited to, noise, flying wood chips, and respirable wood dust.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

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):  a) For the establishment at 400 Riverview Dr., Nokomis, FL 34275 as observed on or about 11/20/2014, certification of forklift training was not available for all employees who operated forklifts.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  a) For the establishment at 400 Riverview Dr., Nokomis, FL 34275 as observed on or about 11/20/2014, a hand-held wood router used by employees had a damaged power cord in that the outer insulation was damaged and had pulled away from its point of connection on the router. This resulted in strain being placed on the inner conductors.