OSHA Inspection: LASHWAY LUMBER, INC.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 activities covered by this section:  22 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA: On or about March 10, 2016 employer had not developed and documented machine specific procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy for the following equipment when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.  (a) Mobark Industries Ring Debarker, Model#25 OUK SN#871014 located in the yard and leading into the sawyer building. (b) Sawyer and Carriage located in the sawyer building. (c) Holtec Swing Saw, SN#00046, located in the lay down yard nearest to the sawyer building. (d) Woods 412M Planer located inside of the pallet slat construction building. (e) Mutlisaw, located inside the pallet slat construction building.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:  22 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA: On or about March 10, 2016 employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed for 2014 and 2015.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  DC motor shaft, sawyer, 22 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA: On or about March 10, 2016 employees were observed working near and around  rotating horizontal shafting less than seven feet from the floor which was not protected by stationary casings exposing employees to struck by and caught by hazards.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  22 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA: On or about March 10, 2016 employees were observed working near and around chain and sprockets located less than 7 feet from the working surface which were not guarded to prevent employees from being caught by or in between sprocket wheels and chain in the following locations:  (a) Lumber conveyor, sawyer building.  Chain and sprockets at end of conveyor were not guarded. (b) Lumber conveyor, pallet slat construction building.  Chain and sprockets at end of conveyor were not guarded. (c) Ring, debarker, sawyer building.  Chain and sprocket drive on debarker deck was not guarded. (d) Plane log conveyor, pallet slat construction building.  Chain and sprocket at conveyor end was not guarded on open side.  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(d)(4)(iii): Hazardous area(s) around ring barker(s) and their conveyor(s) were not fenced off or posted as a prohibited area for unauthorized personnel:  22 Main Street, Willaimsburg, MA: On or about March 10, 2016 the hazardous areas around ring barker and its conveyor(s) were not fenced off or posted as a prohibited area for unauthorized employees exposing employees to amputation and flying debris hazards.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(e)(1)(v): Warning signs were not posted at possible entry points to log carriage areas:  Sawyer log carriage, 22 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA: On or about March 10, 2016 employees were observed working in and around a log carriage which was not posted with barricades or warning signs at possible entry points exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours, either by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of incident, by telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), or by electronic submission using the reporting application located on the OSHA public web site at www.osha.gov:  22 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA: On or about December 23, 2015 an employee had his left middle finger amputated to the first major knuckle while attempting to clean and an obstruction from the dust collection hose located under the sawyer carriage and it was not reported to OSHA.