OSHA Inspection: KEN MILLER SUPPLY OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC

Issued

2017-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5387.00 · Current $5387.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.  a. On or before February 7, 2017 where employees used an air compressor to provide air to power equipment, the pulleys of the air compressor were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2017-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.   a. On or before February 7, 2017 where employees used an air compressor to provide air to power equipment, the belts of the air compressor were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2017-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  a. On or before January 20, 2017, the employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of an employee who was injured and hospitalized on January 19, 2017.