OSHA Inspection: TRENDEL LUMBER COMPANY

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $510.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): 29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1):  The emergency action plan required by 29 CFR 1910.157(a) or (b) when the employer has elected to partially or totally evacuate the workplace in the event of a fire emergency, or required by 29 CFR 1910.160(c)(1), did not cover the designated actions that the employer or employees must take to ensure employee safety from the fire and other emergencies:  At the establishment a written emergency action plan had not been developed nor implemented to inform employees of the procedures to follow in case of fire or similar emergencies, thus exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $680.00 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):  At the establishment the employer did not perform powered industrial operator training for employees driving forklifts to move materials throughout the working areas.   Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): Radial saw(s) were not provided with an upper hood that completely enclosed the upper portion of the blade down to a point including the end of the saw arbor, and the sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade were not guarded:    (a)  Employee(s) operating at Dewalt radial arm saw in the barn building to cut lumber were exposed to amputation hazards due to no lower blade guard being provided for the lower section of the 14 inch diameter blade.  The 14 inch rotating blade rotates at 3,425 revolutions per minute.   (b)  Employee(s) operating the DeWalt radial arm saw in the barn building to cut lumber were exposed to struck-by hazards due to the upper hood portion of the saw not enclosing the rotating arbor.  The arbor was extending approximately 2 inches from the cutting blade and rotating at 3,425 revolutions per minute.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) were not installed in a manner so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator:  Employee(s) operating the Dewalt radial arm saw to cut lumber in the barn building were exposed to amputation hazards due to the 14 inch diameter cutting blade not returning to the starting position when released by the operator.  The 14 inch diameter cutting blade was rotating at 3,425 revolutions per minute.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $510.00 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:  At the establishment a written hazard communication program had not been developed nor implemented to inform employee(s) of the health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products such as gasoline, diesel, and etc.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $510.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  At the establishment employee(s) working with hazardous chemical products such as gasoline, diesel, and etc., were not provided with safety data sheets, thus exposing employee(s) to health hazards.

Issued

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $510.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and safety data sheets:  At the establishment employees using hazardous chemical products including but not limited to the following gasoline, diesel, and etc., were exposed to health hazards due to no effective training to recognize and avoid health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products.