OSHA Inspection: LITTLETON STORM & TIMBER SERVICES

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    While standing atop of a board lying across the forks of a front end loader, an employee was exposed to falls of approximately 10-feet to the earthen ground while changing lights secured to the ceiling structure of the sawmill.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(g)(3)(iv)(d): The dispensing units, except those attached to containers, were not mounted either on a concrete island or protected against collision damage by suitable means.    The employer provided a 500-gallon aboveground tank with a dispensing pump for diesel fuel and the tank and its appurtenances were not protected from physical damage.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.141(b)(1)(i): Potable water was not provided in all places of employment, for drinking, washing of the person, cooking, washing of foods, washing of cooking or eating utensils, washing of food preparation or processing premises, or personal service rooms:    The employer did not provide the employees with potable water for drinking and washing.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in servicing and maintenance of machines.    Employees were exposed to amputation hazards when adjusting the band saw blade, refueling, and cleaning the Wood-Mizer LT70 sawmill and procedures to control potentially hazardous mechanical and pneumatic energy were not developed, documented, and utilized.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment was not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy sources:  Employees were exposed to amputation hazards when adjusting the band saw blade, refueling, and cleaning the Wood-Mizer LT70 sawmill and energy isolations devices were not applied to the electrical and pneumatic energy.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(6)(iv): Where sliding doors are used as exits, an inner door was not cut inside each of the main doors and arranged to open outward.    The employer did not provide an exit for use with the sliding doors installed on the North and West walls to exit the sawmill.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(7): Ventilation was not provided to supply adequate fresh healthful air to rooms, buildings, and work areas.  The sawmill operator worked the Distributed Control System for the Wood-Mizer LT70 inside a non-vented cab and the employer did not provide fresh healthful air to the sawmill operators cab.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(e)(1)(v): Barriers were not provided & warning signs were not posted to prevent employees from entering the space necessary for travel of the log carriage(s).    The employer did not provide barriers and signs to protect employee exposure to the head saw carriage travel corridor.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(e)(2)(i)(c): Provisions were not made for alerting and warning employees before starting band head saws.  The employer did not provide a mechanism to alert and warn employees before starting the band head saw.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    Employees in the sawmill were exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards from three flexible cords (orange, yellow, blue) that were used as a substitute for fixed wiring to power a series of overhead lights, a microwave, and a space heater.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 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:    The employees operating the Wood-Mizer LT-70 Sawmill, Edger, and front end loader were exposed to hazardous chemicals including Supertech Windshield Washer Fluid, WD-40, AP Type A Transmission Fluid, and diesel fuel, and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program with at least a description of how the criteria for the following requirements would be met by the company:    a) use of labels and other forms of warning,  b) access to safety data sheets,  c) provision of hazardous chemical information and training to employees,  d) maintenance of an updated list of hazardous chemicals present at the facility,   e) methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks and hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  f) methods the employer will use to inform other employers on-site on their  precautionary measures to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies, the labeling system used in the workplace and to provide other employers on-site access to safety data sheets.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.    The employees were exposed to diesel fuel when they replenish the portable containers and front end loader from a white aboveground fuel tank on the East side of the property and the employer did not label the tank with the identity and the hazards of the chemical.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area.    The employees operating the Wood-Mizer LT-70 Sawmill, Edger, and front end loader were exposed to hazardous chemicals including Supertech Windshield Washer Fluid, WD-40, AP Type A Transmission Fluid, and diesel fuel, and the employer did not provide information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  The employer did not evaluate, develop and document a personal protective equipment hazard assessment for the tasks performed by the employees assigned to operate the sawmill, nor did they complete a written certification that included the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

Feb 26, 2016

Abate by

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(d)(2)(i)(d): Sign(s) were not posted prohibiting unauthorized foot or vehicle traffic in log unloading and storage area(s):  The employer did not post signs prohibiting unauthorized foot or vehicle traffic in the log unloading and storage area.