OSHA Inspection: DEVINE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1069.00 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:    In the lumber yard:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 4 feet, while handling lumber and supplies on an elevated platform without a toprail and midrail.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    In the retail store:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to chemical hazards, while handling corrosive materials such as, but not limited to, Scotch Corporation Instant Power Hair and Grease Drain Opener, (Potassium Hydroxide), without a functioning eyewash on the property.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph:     In the lumber yard:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an ejection/crushing/struck-by hazard, while operating a Clark forklift (Model GPX30) without being trained and evaluated in its safe use and operation.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting was not arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut and not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood was not so mounted as to insure that its operation was positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw:    In the lumber yard:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an amputation hazard, while operating the Jet 10" Tilting Arbor Table Saw without the blade guard in place.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw was not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator. The spreader was not made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and was not thinner than the saw kerf. It was not 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. The spreader was not attached so that it will remain in true alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted:  In the lumber yard:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an amputation or a struck-by hazard, while operating the Jet 10" Tilting Arbor Table Saw without a spreader attached.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw was not 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. There were not nonkickback fingers attached designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut:  In the lumber yard:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to an amputation or a struck-by hazard, while operating the Jet 10" Tilting Arbor Table Saw without anti-kickback fingers.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    In the retail store:  On or about October 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a hazard communication program that adequately addressed hazardous properties of chemicals in the workplace, such as, but not limited to, Instant Power Hair and Grease Drain Opener, a corrosive product.

Issued

2016-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the load approved by the building official was not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:  In the lumber yard:  On or about October 7, 2016, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while they worked on and below the platform, as the load rating was not posted to indicate how much weight could safely be distributed.