OSHA Inspection: KENCO, INC

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section 5(a)(1): Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section 5(a)(1):  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 are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees, in that employees were exposed to: struck by or crushed hazard in the event that the forklift overturns.    (a) Woodworking Area - On or about December 10, 2014 the forklift driver did not wear a seat belt while operating a Toyota forklift.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $864 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii): Stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide having one side open, did not have at least one stair railing on the open side:    (a) Holtec Saw - On or about December 10, 2014 the employer did not installed standard handrails on the open side of the industrial stairs.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $864 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water:    (a) Bathroom - On or about December 10,2014 the bathrooms adjacent to the break room did not have hot water.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:  (a) Bathroom - On or about December 10, 2014 the bathrooms adjacent to the break room did not have soap or any cleaning agent in them

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling:  (a) Bathroom - On or about December 10, 2014 the bathrooms adjacent to the break room did not have hand towels or cloth or paper towels.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,512 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) Woodworking Area - On or about December 10, 2014 the employer had not established or implemented a written lockout/tagout program for employees servicing or performing maintenance on equipment such as, but not limited to, chippers, gang rip saws and other saws.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $680 Reduced

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) Woodworking Area - On or about December 10, 2014 the employer has not established or implemented a written Hazard Communication program for employees using hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, gasoline, paints and hydraulic oil.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.  (a) Break Room - On or about December 10, 2014 the break room was not clean, orderly and kept in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Feb 27, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  (a) Woodworking Area - On or about December 10, 2014, access to the main electrical disconnect was blocked by wood and other objects.