OSHA Inspection: ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $48,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):    (a)  Plant 2 - Edge Finishing, Tyler Machinery Co., Inc., dovetail machine, machine number WD212; On or about January 27, 2015, energy isolation devices were not utilized while the machine operators performed servicing tasks including but not limited to pre-shift preventative maintenance check, setup, adjustment of machine parts, bit changes, and clean up.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $7,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:    (a)  On or about April 13, 2015, the employer failed to report to OSHA a work-related in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $700 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):  The log of occupational injuries and illnesses, (OSHA Form No. 300), was not completed in the detail provided in the form and the instructions contained therein:    Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. - One Ashley Way, Arcadia, WI.  On or about April 13, 2015, the employer had not correctly and completely entered workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 for calendar year 2015.    (a)  On or about January 24, 2015, an employee received a strain to the right shoulder when pulling product down onto a plate, which resulted in medical treatment, lost time, and restricted work activity.  The employer did not enter the case on the log.    (b)  On or about January 27, 2015, an employee received a laceration to the fingertip while performing an adjustment on dovetail machine number WD212, Case number 14565, which resulted in one day away and four days restricted.  The employer entered the injury date as January 28, 2015, classified the case as one involving job transfer or restriction, and entered four days restricted/transferred.    (c)  On or about February 26, 2015, an employee received a right shoulder strain from lifting back panels from one location to another, which resulted in medical treatment and restricted work activity.  The employer did not enter the case on the log.    (d)  On or about February 1, 2015 through April 3, 2015, approximately 17 additional recordable injuries occurred which the employer did not enter on the log.

Issued

Jul 21, 2015

Abate by

Nov 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness:    Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. - One Ashley Way, Arcadia, WI.  On or about April 13, 2015, an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for the following work-related injuries or illnesses was not filled out or incorrectly filled out for the calendar year 2015:    (a)  On or about March 11, 2015, an employee was performing a pre-shift preventative maintenance check on dovetail machine WD213 when the back of the employee's right hand contacted a spinning groover blade, Case number 15166, resulting in an amputation.  The worker's compensation form, WKC-12, that the employer uses as an equivalent to the OSHA Form 301 did not contain the name of the treating practitioner, that the employee was hospitalized overnight as an in-patient, and an accurate description of the injury.