OSHA Inspection: DAMHORST TOYS

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $510 Reduced

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:    Establishment: Accumulated saw dusts were not removed from the office floors and other work areas.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l):    Establishment: Operators of a Toyota forklift were not trained prior to being permitted to operate the forklift.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, was not taken out of service until it had been restored to safe operating condition:     Plant: A Toyota forklift with non-functioning horn and worn slip resistant gas pedal and brake pedal pads was not removed from service until it had been repaired and was safe to operate.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1): Non-working portion of the blade of a band saw was not enclosed or guarded:     Plant: A non-working run of the blade of a Jet vertical band saw used primarily for wood products had an unenclosed or unguarded gap approximately 1 5/8 inches above the guide rolls, exposing the operator to amputation hazards.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:     Establishment: Flexible cord sets (extension cords) were used to supply power to fixed electrical equipment such as, but not limited to, fixed fluorescent lighting systems.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):   Plant: A certified written hazard assessment was not instituted where employees were provided personal protective equipment.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) would be met:    Paint Area: A written hazard communication program was not developed and instituted for employees who conducted painting operations as needed using paints such as, but not limited to, 38 Gloss Waterborne Lacquer which contained 2-propanol and 2- butoxyethanol.