OSHA Inspection: WYATT, INC.

Issued

Oct 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $5,238 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) Jobsite, 112 Riverview Drive, Monessen PA 15062: On or about July 20, 2016, during wood cutting activities on the Powermatic 10 inch table saw, located on the production floor, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was used while performing wood ripping operations on wood pieces down into approximately 4 inch strips, exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

Oct 5, 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) Jobsite, 112 Riverview Drive, Monessen PA 15062: On or about July 20, 2016, during wood cutting activities on the Powermatic 10 inch table saw, located on the production floor, the employer did not ensure that a spreader mechanism was in use while performing wood ripping operations on wood pieces down into approximately 4 inch strips, exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

Oct 5, 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) Jobsite, 112 Riverview Drive, Monessen PA 15062: On or about July 20, 2016, during wood cutting activities on the Powermatic 10 inch table saw, located on the production floor, the employer did not ensure that non kickback fingers or dogs were in use while performing wood ripping operation on wood pieces down into approximately 4 inch strips, exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

Oct 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  (a) Jobsite, 112 Riverview Drive, Monessen PA 15062: On or about July 28, 2016, during wood cutting activities, electrical equipment/panels were obstructed near shipping receiving area in entrance to main production floor.

Issued

Oct 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Instance (a) Jobsite, 112 Riverview Drive, Monessen PA 15062: On or about July 28, 2016, during production operations near the shipping/receiving area, the employer did not ensure that permanent wiring was in use, that a flexible cable was run from the ceiling and down into the floor.  Instance (b) Jobsite, 112 Riverview Drive, Monessen PA 15062: On or about July 28, 2016, during production operations near the shipping/receiving area, the employer did not ensure that permanent wiring was in use, that a flexible cable was run from the ceiling, around ductwork, and to power a industrial fan near the Powermatic 10 inch table saw.