OSHA Inspection: PRIME WOODCRAFT INC.

Issued

Sep 13, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 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:    On or about July 25, 2017, the employer did not establish a program to protect employees involved with servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment from the unexpected energizing, start up, or release of stored energy.  Energy sources included, but are not limited to, electrical and hydraulic. Employees are tasked with maintaining, servicing, and operating equipment including but not limited to the conveyor saw, chop saw, and stripper/dismantler.

Issued

Sep 13, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about July 25, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that equipment maintained and serviced by employees had machine specific procedures developed for the control of hazardous energies. Energy sources included, but are not limited to, electrical, and hydraulic. Employees are tasked with maintaining, servicing, and operating equipment including but not limited to the conveyor saw, chop saw, and stripper/dismantler

Issued

Sep 13, 2017

Abate by

Dec 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    On or about July 25, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that employees were trained on the control of hazardous energies. Employees tasked with the LO/TO of equipment for maintaining and servicing had not received authorized training. Employees tasked with operating and working near equipment had not received affected training. Energy sources included, but are not limited to, electrical and hydraulic. Employees are tasked with maintaining, servicing, and operating equipment including but not limited to the conveyor saw, chop saw, and stripper/dismantler

Issued

Sep 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 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:    On or about July 25, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that pallet stripper/dismantling band saw was guarded   effectively to prevent employee contact with the blade. The table was not long enough to prevent employees from reaching the blade.