OSHA Inspection: HAAB FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section:    Employees performing service and maintenance on the Whirlwind Saw and GAP Nailing Machine were exposed to caught-in and amputation hazards and the employer had not developed and implemented machine specific energy control procedures.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  Employees performing service and maintenance on the Whirlwind Saw and GAP Nailing Machine were exposed to caught-in and amputation hazards and the employer did not provided training to ensure the energy control program was understood, and the employees acquired the knowledge and skills required to isolate the energy sources on the equipment.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when operating the Yale Forklift, the truck was leaking hydraulic fluid, and the employer did not take the truck out of service.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):  Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:     Employees operated powered industrial trucks daily, and the employer did not conduct daily forklift inspections.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):       Employees working on the GAP Nailing Machine were exposed to caught-in hazards because the pneumatic nail guns and the point of operation was not guarded.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:       Employees were exposed to electrical hazards, from a flexible cord that was not connected to a strain relief.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):  Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    Employees working with the GAP Nailing Machine were exposed to electrical hazards, from a flexible cord that was not connected to a strain relief.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    The employer did not maintain a summary record logs for injuries and illnesses that was equivalent to the OSHA Form 300-A for the year 2014.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    The employer did not maintain a summary record logs for injuries and illnesses that was equivalent to the OSHA Form 300-A for the year 2013.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    The employer did not maintain a summary record logs for injuries and illnesses that was equivalent to the OSHA Form 300-A for the year 2012.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:      The employer had recorded work-related injuries on a First Report of Injury (IL Form 45), and did not include the required information on the OSHA 300 form, as required by the regulation.       a)  On or about April 7, 2015, a work-related injury and illness was recorded, the case was not classified, and the numbers of days away from work, or on job transfer or restriction were not recorded.     b)  On or about April 9, 2015, a work-related injury and illness was recorded, the case was not classified, and the numbers of days away from work, or on job transfer or restriction were not recorded.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   The employer did not document the required certification for each operator, which includes:   the operators name, date of the training, date of the evaluation and/or the name of the person conducting the evaluation.