OSHA Inspection: NORTH TEXAS FLAMEPROOF & WOOD SPECIALTIES

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $6,084 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.    a) In the cutting area, saw dust was allowed to accumulate around the saws, exposing employees to fire hazards.    b) Throughout the facility, debris was allowed to accumulate all day, creating tripping hazards for employees.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,070 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    In the loading area, employees were exposed to falls of up to approximately 10 feet when covering loaded flatbed trucks with tarps.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(b)(1)(i): Potable water was not provided in all places of employment, for drinking, washing of the person, cooking, washing of foods, washing of cooking or eating utensils, washing of food preparation or processing premises, and personal service rooms.    The employer did not ensure adequate drinking water was provided or accessible throughout this facility daily, exposing employees to illnesses such as dehydration and heat stress.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(i): Lavatory(s) were not made available:      Adequate lavatory facilities were not made available to employees for washing of hands, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,070 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    The employer did not ensure that employees received training before being allowed to operate powered industrial trucks, exposing employees to struck-by and/or crushed-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $7,098 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service.    Throughout the facility, forklifts were not examined each day before being placed in service for defects such as, but not limited to, inoperable back-up alarms or brakes.  Employees were exposed to being struck by forklifts.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $6,084 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(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.    In the cutting area, employees operated a Ridgid table saw that did not have a self-adjusting hood enclosing the portion of the saw blade above the table, exposing employees to hazards of amputations, laceration, and/or broken bones.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the maximum protection possible for the operation being cut.    In the cutting department, employees operated a Bosch saw that did not have a self-adjusting blade guard, exposing employees to hazards of amputations, lacerations, and/or broken bones.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $4,058 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a) In the cutting area, employees used a Makita panel saw that had cuts and tears along the power cord, with the internal wires visible, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.    b) In the applicator area, an electrical outlet was damaged and had wires hanging out, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $6,084 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program including the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for the chemicals that were used throughout the facility, exposing employees to health hazards, such as, but not limited to, chemicals burns on skin.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,268 · Current $1,014 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within  four business hours of the request.    The employer did not ensure the OSHA 300 logs or equivalent forms were provided to an authorized government representative within 4 hours.