OSHA Inspection: CORINTHIAN, INC.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $2,250 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) Throughout the Mill Room - On or about July 7-8, 2015 employees making furniture-frame component parts, being cut from plywood and Langboard, Inc. OSB (Oriented Strand Board), were exposed to injuries from dust explosions due to the accumulation of Class II, Group G explosive wood dust in depths in excess of 1/32 inch on wall-mounted duplex and quad-receptacle outlets, on exhaust ventilation ducts, on horizontal shelving and on other elevated horizontal and vertical surfaces.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floors of every workroom were not maintained in a clean condition:  (a) Throughout the Mill Room - On or about July 7-8, 2015 employees making furniture-frame component parts, being cut from plywood and Langboard, Inc. OSB (Oriented Strand Board), were exposed to injuries from dust explosions due to the accumulation of Class II, Group G explosive wood dust at depths greater than 1/32 inch on floor surfaces and around the base(s) of machines and equipment due to poor housekeeping practices.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Exposure of blades. When the periphery of the blades of a fan is less than seven (7) feet above the floor or working level, the fan's blades were not guarded by a guard which had openings no larger than one-half (1/2) inch.  (a) The Mill Room, Southeast of the Shoda Twin-head Router - On or about July 8, 2015, employees were exposed to getting injured by the blades of a homemade 55 inch by 55 inch by 18-20 inch box-fan, on wheels, covered with wire which had openings measuring 2 inches by 1 inch.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the material being cut:  (a) Northeast Corner of the Mill Room - On or about July 8, 2015, employees operating the semi-automatic stroking "Panel Saw," i.e., unidentified brand radial arm saw, were exposed to injury due to the saw-blade traveling ~3 3/16 inches out beyond its roller-bed table edge.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  (a)  Outside West end of building at the Air Handling/Dust Collection System - On or about July 7, 2015, employees were exposed to contact with an unguarded horizontal drive shaft, ~3 inches in diameter by 15 inches long, between the belt-drive and the fan, at the Rees Model TC-300BCS, 1770 RPM, air handling system.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 P.S.I., nor was effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment used:   (a) West side of Mill Room, near Band-saws - On or about July 7, 2015, an employee used a male quick-connect air hose-end connector, with (Mill) compressed air at > 100 PSI, to blow dust off herself and away from her work area.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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)  South wall of Frame Shop - On or about July 7, 2015, employees working on circuits being fed by the following General Electric A-Series 208Y/120 volt disconnect panels were exposed to electrical shock due to the circuits not being labeled or identified: (1) GE A-Series Panelboard, Cat. # AF49S - only had 5 or 42 circuit-breakers identified, and (2) GE A-Series Panelboard, Cat. #ACF3422MTX - only had 2 of 20 circuit-breakers identified.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(C)(5): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment that could have become energized were not grounded under the following condition(s) listed in (C) of this paragraph, i.e., (5) cord- and plug-connected appliances used in damp or wet locations, or by employees standing on the ground or on metal floors or working inside of metal tanks or boilers:  (a) South end Mill Room, West end of Shoda Twin-head Router - Employees were exposed to electrical shock due to the absence of a grounding prong on the cord/plug of a Fasco 30 inch diameter pedestal fan, which was connected to power via AWG 16/3 Type SO cord(s) from a duplex outlet on the South wall adjacent a building support beam.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible Cords and Cables - Use of:  Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.  (A)  Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.  (a) Throughout Mill Room - On or about July 7-8, 2015, employees working throughout the Mill Room were exposed to fire hazards due to extension cords being used as substitute(s) for fixed wiring, to wit:  (1) West wall, North end - the East-most 30 inch diameter pedestal fan at the Ultimizer's Feed Chain was connected to a 30-40 foot long homemade AWG 12-3, Type SO extension cord,  (2) West side of Mill Room at Chop Saw - The pedestal fan's cord was wrapped around fan's housing and then was connected to a ~15 foot flexible cord which ran up to another flexible cord which ran over and down to an elevated quad-receptacle located above the infeed conveyor rollers, and  (3) on West side of the Shoda Twin-head Router, a Fasco 30 inch pedestal fan was connected to a duplex outlet on South wall via a ~25 foot long AWG 16-3 Type SO cord, which was being used as a substitute for fixed wiring.

Issued

Dec 15, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:  (a) Throughout Mill Room - On or about July 7-8, 2015, employees working throughout the Mill Room were exposed to fire and explosion hazards due to electrical equipment and wiring in the following areas not being dust-tight, ignition-proof (i.e., dust ignitionproof) and approved for Class II, Division 1 & 2, Group G Combustible dust locations, in that general purpose wiring components and appliances were used throughout, e.g.:  (1) numerous general purpose NEMA-1 duplex and quad-outlets, not approved for Class II hazardous locations, were powering 30 inch diameter pedestal and wall-mounted fans; and  (2) numerous brands of 30 inch diameter pedestal and wall-mounted fans (120 VAC, 60 HZ, 200 Watts), not approved for Class II hazardous locations, were being used for air-movement and personnel cooling.