OSHA Inspection: MILLWOOD LUMBER INC.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards shall be guarded with a standard railing and toe board.    a. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, employees who operated the HMC Double End Trim Saw were exposed to unguarded conveyor belts adjacent to the operator's work platform, exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.       b. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, employees who operated the Meadows Edger were exposed to a fall of approximately 3 foot onto a belt conveyor used to transport sawdust and trimmings.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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. Located at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, the employer did not have an adequate energy control program that included lockout and tagout procedures, training, and periodic inspections, thereby exposing employees to amputation and electrocution hazards. Lockout/Tagout was needed to remove all energy sources from the mill equipment, including but not limited to mill saws, conveyors, an edger, and a chipper.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.     a. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, employees were exposed to an unguarded belt on the drive motor of a chain conveyor used to transport lumber boards through the stacking area, exposing employees to a struck against hazard. The unguarded belt was approximately 6 inches from the floor.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(18)(i): Standards. Construction, operation, and maintenance of conveyors shall be in accordance with American National Standard B20.1-1957, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.    a. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, employees were exposed to an unguarded ingoing nip point hazard at the beginning chain and guide roller of the chain conveyor used to transport boards through the stacking area.       b. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, employees were exposed to unguarded chain and sprocket while operating the edger machine, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.      c. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, employees were stacking lumber beside a HMC Double End Trim Saw with an unguarded spiked chain, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Feb 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.  a. Located in the sawmill building at 2400 Larson Road in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, an electrical disconnect was mounted inside the frame of the chain conveyor at the outlet side of the trim saw. The disconnect was not easily accessible for employees to service.