OSHA Inspection: PEACHTREE WOODWORKING SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3564.00 · Current $2540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, the employer used a job made man lift platform on a Clarke sit down propane powered forklift for gaining access to warehouse racking shelves. The platform is a pallet with a flat table secured to the pallet. The platform has not been approved by the manufacturer and was not secured to the forklift. The platform was not equipped with guard rails and no other fall protection is used to prevent employees falling as they access shelving and are exposed to >10 fall hazards.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3564.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval.    On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, the employer uses a job made man lift platform on the Clarke sit down propane powered forklift for gaining access to warehouse racking shelves. The platform is a pallet with a flat table secured to the pallet. It has not been approved by the manufacturer and is not secured to the forklift. The platform is not equipped with guard rails and no other fall protection is used to prevent employees falling as they access shelving and are exposed to >10 fall hazards.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2139.00 · Current $1720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, emergency exits were equipped with dead bolt locks. Some of the locks were engaged at the time of inspection.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.  On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, emergency exits were blocked and not readily available. An emergency exit in the warehouse was blocked by a motorcycle.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1444.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check.    On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, the employer has not inspected fire extinguishers on an at least annual basis. Inspection tags on extinguishers indicate they were last inspected by a 3rd party in 2009.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2139.00 · Current $1720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.    a) On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, the employer has not created a fire extinguisher training program for employees expected to fight incipient level fires.

Issued

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2139.00 · Current $1720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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).    On 7/26/16, at the Peachtree Woodworking Supply, Inc. facility, the employer has not created or implemented a powered industrial truck training program for employees operating a Clarke sit down propane powered forklift at the facility.