OSHA Inspection: WOODLANE CABINET COMPANY

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

Abate by

Aug 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,310 · Current $3,139 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees    a. On or about February 28, 2017, throughout the manufacturing spaces in the facility, the employer used Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe to provide compressed air, with a measured air pressure of 125 pounds per square inch (psi), delivered to twenty (20) hose connection stations used for the operation of portable hand tools and woodworking type machinery. The PVC pipe was not approved for use with compressed air and exposed employees to laceration and puncture hazards in the event that the pipe shattered or failed.

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,387 · Current $3,137 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a. On or about February 28, 2017, at the facility, Woodlane Cabinet Company did not have an established program consisting of an energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for machines or equipment; such as but not limited to: edge banders, saws, shapers, planers, jointers, bandsaws and other similar equipment, thereby exposing employees to unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,387 · Current $3,137 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. On or about February 28, 2017, in the Production Building, Front Area, the hood guard on the Grizzly brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent the operator's hands from entering the cutting blade area, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.    b. On or about March 1, 2017, in the Production Building, Back Area, the hood guard on the Delta brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent the operator's hands from entering the cutting blade area, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

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. On or about February 28, 2017, in the Production Building, Front Area, the spreader on the Grizzly brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards.  b.  On or about March 1, 2017, in the Production Building, Back Area, the spreader on the Delta brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

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. On or about February 28, 2017, in the Production Building, Front Area, the non kickback fingers or dogs on the Grizzly brand 10-inch table saw were missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards.  b. On or about March 1, 2017, in the Production Building, Back Area, the non kickback fingers or dogs on the Delta brand 10-inch table saw were missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  a. Facility Wide, on or about February 28, 2017, employees were required to operate fork lift trucks without first receiving operator training and evaluation, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $605 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a. On or about February 28, 2017, at the facility, Woodlane Cabinet Company did not have a written hazard communication program and allowed employees to use, store, and work in the presence of hazardous chemicals such as, but limited to paints, thinners, and stains, thereby exposing these employees to physical injury and health hazards.