OSHA Inspection: MID-OHIO WOOD RECYCLING, INC.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

Jun 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 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 January 20, 2016, the employer did not have a lock out program for the control of the hazardous energy, which includes machine specific procedures, training, and periodic inspections, while performing blade changes on the tear down saw and miter saws.  Failure to lock out the energy sources while these tasks are being performed exposes employees to amputation injuries.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:     a)  On or about January 20, 2016, the employer did not assure that employees operating the tear down saw were protected from contact with the machines blade.  The employees hands were within several inches of the machines blade while operating the saw exposing them to amputation injuries.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a)  On or about January 20, 2016, the employer failed to install electrical equipment that was approved for Class II Division II dust environments in the miter saw/pallet building area, exposing employees to hazards from fire and explosion.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $540 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)  On or about January 20, 2016, the employer failed to develop and implement the elements of a written hazard communication program. Employees were exposed to physical and fire hazards from wood dust.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 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)  On or about January 20, 2016, the employer failed to train employees on the physical hazards of wood dust, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $360 · Current $180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    a) On or about January 20, 2016, the employer did not meet the basic requirements for recording injuries and illnesses. OSHA forms 300 and 300A were not maintained for calendar year 2015.