OSHA Inspection: C.C. ALLIS & SONS, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Abate by

Sep 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,180 · Current $2,385 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 psi:     a) Wood Shop:  Compressed air was used by employees to blow wood dust from machines and work areas at 100psi (no safety nozzle on hose). Employees were exposed to high pressure possibly resulting in bodily injury such as an embolism, on or about May 23, 2016.                                                   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,360 · Current $4,770 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    a) Wood Shop:  An employee was operating the Delta 10-inch Tilting Arbor Bench Saw model 34-400 to cut wood in various sizes without a guard, exposing the employee to amputation hazards, as observed on or about May 23, 2016.                                                                                                                 CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:    a) Wood Shop:  An employee was operating the Delta 10-inch Tilting Arbor Bench Saw model 34-400 to cut wood in various sizes without the use of a spreader, exposing the employee to struck-by hazards, as observed on or about May 23, 2016.                                                        CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback 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:    a) Wood Shop:  An employee was operating the Delta 10-inch Tilting Arbor Bench Saw model 34-400 to cut wood in various sizes without the use of non-kickback fingers, exposing the employee to struck-by hazards, as observed on or about May 23, 2016.                                                                                                                        CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,704 · Current $2,028 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i): Electric equipment shall be firmly secured to the surface on which it is mounted:    a) In the upstairs storeroom:  A small circular junction box powering various light fixtures was hanging from the ceiling and it was not firmly secured onto a rigid structure, exposing employees to electrical hazards, as observed on or about May 23, 2016.                                                                                                             CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,181 · Current $2,386 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:     a) Upstairs storeroom:  The only exit discharge door in the storeroom was observed to be blocked with cardboard boxes and paint cans, exposing employees to hazardous conditions, as observed on or about May 23, 2016.                                                                                    CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Abate by

Sep 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:    a) Upstairs storeroom: The storeroom was not kept in an orderly condition resulting in blocked exit doors, exposing employees to possible slip/trip/fall hazards, as observed on or about May 23, 2016.                                                                                             ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 30, 2016

Abate by

Sep 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the facility: The employer did not establish a Lockout/Tagout Program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections. Employees were exposed to the release of hazardous energy on or about May 23, 2016.                                ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.