OSHA Inspection: CLYVANOR CORP.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Abate by

Oct 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 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:    16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On August 29, 2017 and at times prior, the employer had not established an energy control program to protect employees who cleaned, unjammed, replaced saw blades, and performed maintenance and servicing tasks on various machines/saws including but not limited to the two Apollo Mango saws, Idaco four blade saw, floor truss, and roof truss machines.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered:  16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On August 29, 2017 and at times prior, employees operated a TCM Forklift with a side shifter fork attachment that was not reflected on the manufacturers data and capacities plate.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:  16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On July 31, 2017 and at times prior, employees operated a TCM Forklift that had an inoperative emergency brake.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not ensure trainees operated a powered industrial truck only under the direct supervision of persons who have the knowledge, training, and experience to train operators and evaluate their competence.  16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On July 31, 2017 and at times prior, an employee who was in training to operate forklifts was not directly supervised while moving lumber through the yard.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On July 31, 2017 and at times prior, employees operated forklifts without having received the required formal training and evaluation.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  16 2nd St, Palmer, MA   On July 31, 2017 and at times prior, many employees were informally trained to operate forklifts and there was no written certification of the training or evaluation.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 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:  16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On July 31, 2017 and at times prior, employees working near the two truss machines were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.     Instance 1: One of two emergency stop bars on the floor truss machine was inoperative.  Instance 2: One of two emergency stop feeler switches on the roof truss machine was inoperative .

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Abate by

Oct 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    16 2nd St, Palmer, MA    On July 31, 2017 and at times prior, employees operating and working near three saws were exposed to laceration and amputation hazards from inadequately guarded saw blades.    Instance 1:   One blade brake of the Idaco four blade saw was inoperative exposing the employee catching boards exiting the machine.  The brake was designed to immediately stop the blade if the emergency stop cable was bumped.    Instance 2: Both Apollo Mango saws did not have blade guarding for when saw was in the home position and operators did not adjust the barrier guard that was designed to prevent them from getting their hands in the path of the blade.