OSHA Inspection: VECTRA INC.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Abate by

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall 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. Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: The employer did not ensure that each forklift driver was trained on the safe operation of the Crown propane powered forklift used at the facility.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line.  a. Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about January 13, 2016 and throughout two weeks prior, employees were operating a Ridgid, model TS3650, table saw to rip approximately one and three quarter inch wide strips of masonite used for banner weights. The saw did not have a hood guard, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator. The spreader shall be made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and shall be thinner than the saw kerf. It shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate stiffness or rigidity to resist any reasonable side thrust or blow tending to bend or throw it out of position. The spreader shall be attached so that it will remain in true alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted. The provision of a spreader in connection with grooving, dadoing, or rabbeting is not required. On the completion of such operations, the spreader shall be immediately replaced.  a. Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about January 13, 2016 and throughout two weeks prior, employees were operating a Ridgid, model TS3650, table saw to rip approximately one and three quarter inch wide strips of masonite used for banner weights. The saw did not have a spreader, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be provided with nonkickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator. They shall be designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut.  a. Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about January 13, 2016 and throughout two weeks prior, employees were operating a Ridgid, model TS3650, table saw to rip approximately one and three quarter inch wide strips of masonite used for banner weights. The saw did not have a nonkickback device, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Abate by

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.   a. Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about January 12, 2016, an employee had an occupational exposure to blood while cleaning and sanitizing the Ridgid table saw after an amputation occurred. The employee involved in the cleanup was not offered a Hepatitis B vaccination post exposure.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.   a. Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about January 12, 2016, the employer was notified of an amputation injury which occurred at the workplace. The employer did not report the injury to OSHA.

Issued

Apr 19, 2016

Abate by

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.   a.     Located at 3949 Business Park Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 2, 2016 and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees were performing daily forklift inspections.