OSHA Inspection: TIM P. HIGGINS, INC.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.136(a): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee's feet are exposed to electrical hazards:    On or about 01/06/2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer permitted employees to work in areas where wood stock and hardwood flooring are stored, transported around the site by forklift, and loaded/unloaded without wearing protective footwear.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 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:    On or about 01/06/2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not establish a lock-out/tag-out program which included specific written procedures and training for locking/tagging out the Extrema tongue and groove molder which utilizes both electric and pneumatic energy.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    On or about 01/06/2015, in the back shop, the employer failed to assure that the Delta X Unisaw table saw (Serial No. 05J113146, Cat. No. 36-L51X) was equipped with a blade guard to protect employees cutting wood from accidental contact with the blade.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    On or about 01/06/2015, in the small shop immediately adjacent to the break room, the employer failed to ensure that the work rests on the Ryobi 8" Bench Grinder were adjusted to within 1/8" of the wheel to prevent employees' work tools and fingers from being pulled into the opening between the work rest and the wheel; one of the work rests was broken.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    On or about 01/06/2015, in the back shop, the employer did not ensure that the cover to the electrical panel (immediately adjacent to the break room) remained in place when electrical work was not actively occurring to protect employees working in and around the area from arc flashes and accidental contact with live electrical parts.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose and each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:     Instance 1: On or about 01/06/2015, on the wall of the machine area of the main shop, the employer did not ensure that the outlet box (2 outlets) below the main electrical panels was affixed with a faceplate to prevent accidental contact with energized electrical parts and to prevent dust and other foreign matter from accumulating in it.    Instance 2: On or about 01/06/2015, in the back shop, the employer did not ensure that the outlet box (2 outlets) adjacent to the Jet Drill Press was affixed with a faceplate to prevent accidental contact with energized electrical parts and prevent dust and other foreign materials from accumulating in it.    Instance 3: On or about 01/06/2015, in the small shop immediately adjacent to the break room, the employer did not ensure that the outlet box (2 outlets and 2 light switches) adjacent to the bench grinder was affixed with a faceplate to prevent accidental contact with energized electrical parts and to prevent dust and other foreign matter from accumulating in it.    Instance 4: On or about 01/06/2015, on the wall of the machine area of the main shop, the employer did not ensure that the junction box adjacent to the main electrical panels was provided with a cover to protect employees from accidental contact with energized electrical wires and prevent dust and other foreign materials from accumulating in it.    Instance 5: On or about 01/06/2015, in the back shop, the employer did not ensure that the junction box located behind the Extrema Pro Series ET-140 molder was provided with a cover to prevent accidental contact with energized electrical wires and prevent dust and other foreign matter from accumulating in it.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii): Flexible cords used as permitted in paragraphs (g)(1)(ii)(C), (g)(1)(ii)(G), or (g)(1)(ii)(I) of 29 CFR 1910.305 were not equipped with an attachment plug and energized from an approved receptacle outlet:    On or about 01/06/2015, the employer failed to ensure that the power cord to the Extrema Pro Series ET-140 molder was equipped with a plug and plugged into an approved power outlet.