OSHA Inspection: WASHINGTON LUMBER SUPPLY, INC - L. B. ECKELKAMP JR.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder.      On or about 6/27/2016, employees working at Washington Lumber, located at 620 Market Street, Washington, Missouri, were exposed to fall hazards.  Standard railing or guardrails were missing on the concrete loading dock on the side of the main building.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1):   Every flight of stairs having four or more risers was not equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails.  On or about 6/27/2016, employees working at Washington Lumber, located at 620 Market Street, Washington, Missouri, were exposed to fall hazards.  The stairway for the mezzanine located in the warehouse of the main building did not have standard stair railings or standard handrails with intermediate rails installed.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1):   A standard railing did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level. The intermediate rail was not approximately halfway between the top rail and the floor, platform, runway, or ramp.   On or about 6/27/2016, employees working at Washington Lumber, located at 620 Market Street, Washington, Missouri, were exposed to fall hazards.  Standard railings were missing intermediate rails in the following areas:   a)      The mezzanine and runways in the main warehouse area adjacent to the retail space.   b)      The runways in for the elevated storage areas in the old lumber yard building located across the street from the main building.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i):   When a powered industrial truck was left unattended, the load engaging means was not fully lowered and brakes set.  On or about 6/27/2016, employees working at Washington Lumber, located at 620 Market Street, Washington, Missouri, dismounted and left several forklifts unattended without fully lowering the load to prevent movement of the load in the banding area of the lumber yard.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):     A powered industrial truck was found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck and was not  be taken out of service until it had been restored to safe operating condition.    On or about 6/27/2016, employees working at Washington Lumber, located at 620 Market Street, Washington, Missouri, were operating powered industrial trucks in need of repair, defective and unsafe.  The following defective forklifts were unsafe and being operated on site:    a) Caterpillar Forklift; serial # 12-02197, had a damaged seat and wood sheathing tied with rope to the roof, which restricted the operators view.  b) Caterpillar Forklift; Serial # AT13D-55016, had a damaged seat and hazy Plexiglas attached with a tie-down strap to the roof, which restricted the operators view.  c) Caterpillar PIT; Serial # 77X1827, had a damaged seat and wood sheathing screwed to the roof, which restricted the operators view.    Washington Lumber was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.178(p)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 965118, citation number 1, item number 1-b and was affirmed as a final order on 8/28/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 620 Market Street, Washington, Missouri.