OSHA Inspection: DAKOTA WOODWORKING, INC.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(3): The floor surface of a spray booth and operator's working area was combustible and was not covered with noncombustible material of such character as to facilitate the safe cleaning and removal of residues:     (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to fire hazards while spraying wood products with lacquer while standing on plywood flooring in the spray finishing building at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:     (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to fire hazards while spraying wood products with lacquer in an open-faced spray booth in the spray finishing building where an automatic fire extinguishing system was not in place at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(f)(4): An adequate supply of suitable portable fire extinguishers were not installed near all spraying areas:    (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to fire hazards while spraying wood products with lacquer in an open-faced spray booth in the spray finishing building where no portable fire extinguishers were installed at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

Aug 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required work site-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:     (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to respiratory hazards while spraying wood products with lacquer in an open-faced spray booth and applying wood stain in the spray finishing building where employees were wearing 3M 6200 negative-pressure half-face respirators with p100 particulate filter disks at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.      Abatement Note:          A minimally acceptable respiratory protection program shall include all of the following requirements:         1.  Written standard operating procedures governing the selection and use of respirators shall be established.          2.  Only approved respirators shall be used.  Respirators shall be selected on the basis of hazards to which the worker is exposed.         3.  Respirators must be provided free-of-charge where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.          4.  Employers must provide (free-of-charge) a medical evaluation to determine each employee's fitness to wear a respirator before initial use.         5.  Before initial respirator use, fit testing is required for all employees using negative or positive pressure tight-fitting respirators where such respirators are required by OSHA or where the employer requires the use of such a respirator.          6.  The user shall be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations.          7.  Surveillance of work area conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress shall be conducted.         8.  Employer must ensure the use of respirators where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.          9.  Respirators shall be regularly cleaned and disinfected to keep them in a sanitary condition.          10.  Respirators shall be stored in a clean and sanitary location to prevent damage and contamination.         11.  Respirators shall be inspected during cleaning and repaired when necessary.          12.  There shall be regular inspection and evaluation to determine the continued effectiveness of the program.         13.  Compressed breathing air must meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air.          14.  The employer must establish and retain medical evaluations and fit-testing records.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:        (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to chemical burn hazards were M.L. Campbell Care Catalyst C149 1 (2% phosphoric acid) and M.L. Campbell C142 14 Satin - 35 (lacquer) are mixed and sprayed onto wood furniture in the spray finishing building at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

Aug 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to chemical hazards while mixing and applying chemicals on a daily basis, including but not limited to: M.L. Campbell Care Catalyst C149 1 (acid catalyst) and M.L. Campbell C142 14 Satin - 35 (lacquer) at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular rip saw(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 December 29, 2014, for the employee exposed to struck-by and laceration hazards while rip cutting wood sheets on an SCMI SI 350 E table in the central woodworking shop at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):     (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to electrical shock hazards while operating a drill press and other equipment, where an extension cord was installed in a permanent manner at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to electrical shock hazards while performing woodworking operations where an extension cord was installed with the ground prong broken off to power a drill press and radio at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury, or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:   (a) On or about December 29, 2014, an employee injury sustained on December 3, 2014, that required medical attention beyond first-aid had not yet been recorded at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.

Issued

May 1, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): No smoking signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not conspicuously posted at all spraying areas.   (a) On or about December 29, 2014, for employees exposed to fire hazards while spraying wood products with lacquer in an open-faced spray booth in the spray finishing building at 608 Seventh Street in Eureka, South Dakota.