OSHA Inspection: KEVIN BRAKE

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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.    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, combustible wood dust had accumulated on surfaces inside the shop area that included, but limited to rafters, interior walls, and inside electrical breaker boxes, thus exposing employees to fire, explosion, and deflagration hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:    a).Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, combustible wood dust had accumulated on the floor around woodworking machinery (e.g. table saw, shaper, drum sander), thus exposing employees to fire, explosion, and deflagration hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b): 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(1): The employer did not ensure the quantity of liquid located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building did not exceed 25 gallons of Category 1 flammable liquids in containers.    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, approximately 100 gallons of lacquers, thinners, and sealers were routinely stored in the Paint Shack Area, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees who were required to wear 3M 7502 Half Face Mask Respirators and Medline N-95 Cone-Style Particulate Respirator Masks during spraying operations, thus exposing employees to a respiratory hazard and dermatologic injuries.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. Note: The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees who were required to wear 3M 7502 Half Face Mask Respirators and Medline N-95 Cone-Style Particulate Respirator Masks during spraying operations, thus exposing employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not provide respirator fit testing to employees who were required to wear 3M 7502 Half Face Mask Respirators and Medline N-95 Cone-Style Particulate Respirator Masks during spraying operations, thus exposing employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer.    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not ensure that 3M 7502 Half Face Mask Respirators were cleaned and disinfected for employees who were required to wear them during spraying operations, thus exposing employees to dermatologic injuries.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, 3M 7502 Half Face Mask Respirators were stored on hooks suspended by their straps in the spraying area where they were subjected to dust and chemical contamination, thus exposing employees to dermatologic injuries.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training to employees who are required to use respirators as outlined in (k)(1)(i) - (k)(1)(vii) of this section.    a). Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to wear 3M 7502 Half Face Mask Respirators and Medline N-95 Cone-Style Particulate Respirator Masks during spraying operations, thus exposing employees to a respiratory hazard and dermatologic injuries.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not have an established energy control program for employees conducting maintenance tasks such as, but not limited to saw blade and belt replacement on woodworking machinery (e.g. table saw, edge sander), thus exposing employees to amputation injuries.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.    a). Adjacent to the Finishing Door - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, there was a portable fire extinguisher that was installed approximately 6.6 feet above the floor, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.    b). Sanding/Feeding Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, there was a portable fire extinguisher that was installed approximately 6.4 feet above the floor, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition.    a). Adjacent to the Finishing Room Door - On or about July 7, 2015, there was a portable fire extinguisher that was not fully charged, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly.    Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, there were two portable fire extinguishers that were not visually inspected monthly, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check.    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, portable fire extinguishers did not receive a annual maintenance check, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment.    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not educate new employees on portable fire extinguisher use and the hazards associated with extinguishing an incipient stage, thus exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(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.    a). Cut-Out Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, a Jet 10" Tilting Arbor Saw (model: JTAS-10XL-1) was operated with an unguarded saw blade, thus exposing employees to an amputation injury.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator.    a). Cut-Out Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, a Jet 10" Tilting Arbor Saw (model: JTAS-10XL-1) was operated without an spreader device, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator.    a). Cut-Out Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, a Jet 10" Tilting Arbor Saw (model: JTAS-10XL-1) was operated without an anti-kickback device, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 July 7, 2015, there were two unused openings inside and two unused openings underneath Panel 2 electrical breaker box, thus exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.    a).Paint Shack Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, personal protective equipment was not used to protect employees upper body and arms when lacquer, stains, and thinners were sprayed, thus exposing employees to skin irritants.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

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 July 7, 2015, numerous electrical circuit breakers inside Panel 2 were not marked with their intended purpose, thus exposing employees to a programmatic hazard.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

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) will be met.    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees that used hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to lacquers, stains, thinners, mineral spirits, and sealers, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical they use.    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals used in the workplace to include, but not limited to lacquers, stains, thinners, mineral spirits, and sealer, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a). Shop Area - On or about and times prior to July 7, 2015, the employer did not provide chemical hazard training to employees that used hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to lacquers, stains, thinners mineral spirits, and sealers, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards.