OSHA Inspection: EVERGREEN LIFESTYLES MANAGEMENT, LLC

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,408 · Current $5,704 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) For the shop location, as occurring on and prior to 03/23/2017, a table saw used to rip cut wood such as 2 x 4 pieces was used without an automatically adjusting hood/guard exposing employees to laceration/amputation hazards. On 03/23/2017 an employee sustained finger cuts resulting in finger amputations.

Issued

Jun 19, 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) For the shop location, as occurring on or before 03/23/2017, a table saw was used without a blade guard and spreader to rip cut wood pieces such as 2 x 4 lumber pieces. On 3/23/2017 an employees suffered cuts to his finger from an exposed blade resulting in finger amputations.

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 29, 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) For the shop location as occurring on or before 03/30/2017, a table saw used by employees was not equipped with non-kickback fingers/dogs.

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,519 · Current $3,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    a) At the maintenance shop, as observed on or about 03/31/2017, a bench grinder was used, and its work rest was adjusted 1 and 1/8 inches from the wheel periphery exposing employee to potential hazards from the wheel shattering.

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  a) At the maintenance shop, as observed on or about 03/30/2017, the tongue guard on an abrasive wheel bench grinder was missing and the gap from the wheel periphery to the spindle guard was 3/4 inches. This condition exposed to employees to potential hazards from the wheel shattering.

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,519 · Current $3,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a) At the maintenance shop, as observed on or about 03/30/2017, compressed air was used for cleaning dust at a pressure of over 100 psi.

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) For the Evergreen shop location, as observed on or about 03/30/2017, electrical power taps were used with equipment such as, but not limited to, wood routers, drills, and phone chargers in an industrial environment and were connected together (daisy chained).

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 29, 2017

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:  a) For the shop location, as observed on or about 03/30/2017, flexible cables and power taps were permanently attached to the work table and used as permanent wiring to power drills, routers, and phone chargers.

Issued

Jun 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  For the shop location, as observed on or about 03/30/2017, a flexible cord used to provide power to woodworking equipment had missing outer insulation on its plug resulting in strain/tension being placed on inner conductors.