OSHA Inspection: CURTIS LUMBER & MANUFACTURING OF GA, LLC

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    a). Throughout the Workplace - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, eye protection was not used when operating woodworking machinery (e.g. rip saw, chop saw, hog), thus exposing employees to eye injuries.     b). Propane Cylinder Re-Fill Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, face protection was not provided when forklift propane cylinders were refilled, thus exposing employees to eye and skin injuries.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  a). Propane Cylinder Re-Fill Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, appropriate hand protection was provided and used when forklift propane cylinders were refilled, thus exposing employees to skin injuries.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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.    a). Throughout the Workplace - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the employer did not have an established energy control program for employees conducting maintenance tasks such as, but no limited to saw blade and belt replacement on woodworking machinery (e.g. rip saw, chop saw, hog), thus exposing employees to amputation injuries.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly.    a). Throughout the Workplace - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the employer did not visually inspect the portable fire extinguishers monthly, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  a). Throughout the Workplace - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the employer did not educate employees on portable fire extinguisher use and the hazards associated with extinguishing an incipient stage fire, thus exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck.    a). Shop Area and Outdoors - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the employer did not ensure their forklift training program incorporated all elements listed in this section to include, but not limited to seat belt usage, appropriate forklift inspections, maintenance, and evaluation and certification of operators performance for employees that operated a Toyota forklift truck (model: 02-6FGU30), Caterpillar forklift (model: GC25), Paul Windham Equipment Co. forklift (model: WEFD12A), and Caterpillar forklift (model: V150), thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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).    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, a Toyota forklift truck (model: 02-6FGU30) was operated with a non-functional reverse alarm, thus exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.    b). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, a Caterpillar forklift (model: GC25) was operated with a non-functional horn, thus exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.     c). Outdoors - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, a Paul Windham Equipment Co. forklift (model: WEFD12A) was operated with a non-functional reverse alarm, thus exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.    d). Outdoors - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, a Caterpillar forklift (model: V150) was operated with a non-functional reverse alarm and horn, thus exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were being placed in service after the examination showed condition(s) adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle.  a). Shop Area and Outdoors - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, a Toyota forklift truck (model: 02-6FGU30), Caterpillar forklift (model: GC25), Paul Windham Equipment Co. forklift (model: WEFD12A), and Caterpillar forklift (model: V150) were allowed to be placed in service with non-functional reverse alarms and horns, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(a)(9): All belts, pulleys, gears, shafts, and moving parts shall be guarded in accordance with the specific requirements of 1910.219.    a). Outdoors - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the belts and pulleys on the hog machine motor was not guarded, thus exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    b). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the belts, pulleys, and horizontal shaft on the banding groove vacuum motor was not guarded, thus exposing employee to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): Suitable guard(s) were not provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation of woodworking machinery.  a). Outdoors - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the hog machine was not properly guarded to prevent debris such as wood slivers from discharging from its feeding door, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, there were several unused openings on an electrical breaker box that were not closed, thus exposing employees to fire and electrical hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    a). At the Workplace - On or about June 8, 2015, the employer did not record an injury on OSHA's Form 300 or equivalent for calendar year 2015 for an employee that sustained a laceration to one of their lower arms on April 28, 2015 which subsequently resulted in days away from work.    b). Shop Area - On or about June 8, 2015, the employer did not record an injury on OSHA's Form 300 or equivalent for calendar year 2015 for an employee that sustained injuries to one of their lower arms on April 30, 2015 which subsequently resulted in days away from work.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.  a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to June 8, 2015, the circuit breakers inside an electrical breaker box were not marked with their intended purpose, thus exposing employees to a programmatic hazard.