OSHA Inspection: TRIPP FARMERS LUMBER COMPANY

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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. Storage of materials equipment was in a manner which created a hazard.      (a)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not ensure the glass cutting area located in the basement was free from laceration hazards created by the stored glass. Glass panes were stored on both sides of the walkway leading up to the glass cutter. The glass extended out from the wooden storage bins. This condition exposed employees to laceration hazards.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors or platforms 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground levels were 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:       (a)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not ensure open-sided floors that were 4 feet or more above ground levels were guarded by a standard railing or the equivalent, in that, where employees access the area where R-13 insulation is stored, employees are exposed to fall hazards. The storage platform did not have guardrails on the open sides. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of 11 feet 8 inches.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): A standard railing shall consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level. The top rail shall be smooth-surfaced throughout the length of the railing. The intermediate rail shall be approximately halfway between the top rail and the floor, platform, runway, or ramp. The ends of the rails shall not overhang the terminal posts except where such overhang does not constitute a projection hazard.  (a)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not ensure that standard railing(s) consisting of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7cm) nominal. The two platforms located on either side of the alleyway, had a top rail that measured approximately 34 inches vertical from the platform and was missing an intermediate railing. Employees accessed the platform to retrieve lumber and molding. The condition exposed employees to hazards related to fall hazard when walking and working on the platform of approximately 6'5".

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.      (a)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire-fighting was not provided at least annually to all employees. The condition exposed employees to hazards related to fire.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall 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).    (a)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not ensure all forklift operators were trained in operation of powered industrial trucks, in that, the operators were not trained in the use of the Caterpillar 70 industrial forklift and Gehl RS5-34 rough terrain forklift prior to its use. This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of improper forklift operation.       Abatement Note:  Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1500.00 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)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation, on the Rockwell Model 10 Contractors table saw in the shop, was guarded at the exposed portion of the blade, to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operating cycles.  This condition exposed the employee to the hazard of amputation.       Abatement Note: To properly guard the saw:       (a)Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood.       (1)The hood shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.       (2)The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed.       (3)The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage.       (4)The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line.       (b)Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator.       (1)The spreader shall be made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and shall be thinner than the saw kerf.       (2)The spreader shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate stiffness or rigidity to resist any reasonable side thrust or blow tending to bend or throw it out of position.       (3)The spreader shall be attached so that it will remain in true alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted.     (c)Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be provided with nonkickback 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. They shall be   designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Handfed 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)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the Delta cross cut saw used to rip lumber, was not equipped with non kickback fingers or dogs.  This condition exposed the employees to a kickback hazard.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i):  Workspace was less than 3 feet in front of electric equipment operating at 600 volts nominal, or less:        (a)Tripp Farmers Lumber Company at 100 S. Main Street, Tripp, SD 57376:  On and prior to August 1, 2016, the employer did not maintain workspace of at least 3 feet in front of electrical panels located in the alleyway of the lumber yard, in that, the panels were blocked by lumber. This condition exposed employees to electrical and mechanical hazards.