OSHA Inspection: WARRIOR HARDWOOD, LLC

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to crushed-by or caught-under hazards while operating a powered industrial truck:     a) On or about 10/06/2015 - Production Area, an employee was operating a 155 Caterpillar #23, model #DP70, serial #T200c-61222 to load rough lumber on a conveyor system without wearing a seat belt.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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) On or about 10/06/2015 - Stacker, the area was cluttered with banding, miscellaneous lumber, 4X4 lumber, water bottles, and rags along the passageways.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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) On or about 10/06/2015 - Production Area, the employer did not establish a lockout / tagout program for employees performing maintenance and servicing on machinery such as, but not limited to, powered industrial trucks, conveyor systems, stackers, and planers consisting of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical sources of energy.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not netralized, power was not shut off, and brakes set:    a) On or about 10/06/2015 - Production Area, the Taylor Eagle #180, powered industrial truck, model #TEB-180S, serial #S-C1-18078 was left running while the operator conducted the walkaround inspection of the facility.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):    a) On or about 10/06/2015 - Production Area, machinery such as but not limited to conveyor systems, were being operated with unguarded rotating parts and ingoing nip points.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(5)(ii): Stairways were not provided with a standard handrail on at least one side or on any open side:    a) On or about 10/06/2015 - Stick Conveyor, the crossover stairs were not equipped with handrails.     b) On or about 10/06/2015 - Planer Table, a set of stairs was not equipped with handrails.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,920 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) On or about 10/06/2015 - Production Area, employees had not received the required powered industrial truck training while operating a 155 Caterpillar #23, model #DP70, serial #T200C-61222.    The Warrior Hardwood, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1058556, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/11/2015 with respect to a workplace located at 9059 Highway 69 South, Oakman, AL.