OSHA Inspection: R & R WOOD PRODUCTS INC

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom was not maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition.       a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees cut and assembled wood for the manufacture of pallets, which the floor of the Assembly Room had accumulations of combustible wood dust.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, 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) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees operated production equipment such as but not limited to Viking nailing machines, notchers, gang saws, and porter saws, where servicing and maintenance was being performed, but a hazardous energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections had not been established.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  a) Cutting Room - on or about May 18, 2017, and times prior thereto, employees performed maintenance on a gang saw, repairing a chain without energy isolating devices used to control the energy.  b) Assembly Room - on or about May 18, 2017, and times prior thereto, employees adjusted bolts for pistons on a nailing machine, entering the point of operation without energy isolating devices used to control the energy.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) Cutting Area - on or about May 18, 2017, employees operated a Hazlethorn J90 notcher used for pallet operations with a damaged guard which was not adequate to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from the point of operation.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized:    a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, the employer had not established and implemented safety-related work practices to prevent electric shock and other injuries when performing maintenance on electrical equipment and systems.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees used chemicals to include but not limited to diesel fuel and spray paint, but the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees used chemicals to include but not limited to diesel fuel which had been transferred into portable containers for use that were not labeled, tagged, or marked with the chemical identity, hazard information, or pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which would have provided the necessary information to those employees utilizing the chemicals.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees used chemicals to include but not limited to diesel fuel and spray paint, but the employer did not have safety data sheets in the workplace on the chemicals used.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees used chemicals to include but not limited to diesel fuel and spray paint, but the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals used in the work area at the time of initial assignment.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 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) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, the employer did not ensure each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate forklifts safely by means of successfully completing the specified training and evaluation.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    a) 645 Fretz Rd. Mainland, PA - on or about May 18, 2017, employees operating a Toyota forklift were not evaluated for their performance and skill within the past three years.

Issued

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  a) Assembly Room, Viking Nailer - on or about May 18, 2017, employees used a fan that had an electrical cord with evidence of damage that had not been removed from service.       b) Cutting Room, Porter Saw - on or about May 18, 2017, employees used a portable extension cord for a fan, with evidence of damage that had not been removed from service.