OSHA Inspection: WALCZAK LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Mill Area: The employer did not establish an energy control program to protect employees who service and repair saws and other wood cutting and shaping machinery from unexpected startup or stored energy hazards, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guards were not affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible:  a) Mill Area: A hinged guard on the gang rip saw was not affixed to the machine in a way that prevented it from being opened while the machine is in operation, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, were not guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:  a) Mill Area: The drive pulleys on the gang saw were not enclosed by a guard exposing the operator and other employees in the area to an in-running nip point hazard, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:  a) Mill Area: The drive belts on the gang saw were not enclosed by a guard exposing the operator and other employees in the area to the potential for injury from the running belt and in-running nip points, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains less than 7 feet above the floor were not enclosed by a guard:  a) Mill Area: The unguarded nip points where a set of chains run onto sprockets on the pallet nailer exposed employees to an amputation hazard, on or about December 9, 2015.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses:  a) Clifford, PA: The employer did not record all OSHA recordable injuries on an OSHA form 300 for calendar year 2015, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years:  a) Clifton, PA: Forklift operators had not received refresher training in the last three years, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Mar 11, 2016

Abate by

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  a) Clifton, PA: The employer did not have available for employees a safety data sheet for powdered graphite used by employees as a lubricant, on or about December 9, 2015.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED