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OSHA Inspection: HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI, LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI, LLC in 502 E. OLD HIGHWAY 60, BIRCH TREE, MO 65438 (NAICS 321918). OSHA activity number 342792355.

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OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
502 E. OLD HIGHWAY 60
City
BIRCH TREE
State
MO
ZIP
65438
Mailing
P.O. BOX 117, BIRCH TREE, MO 65438
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
321918
Employees
120
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 C

Serious Gravity 10 5 instances 10 exposed
Issued
May 7, 2018
Abate by
Jun 19, 2018
Penalty
Initial $11,641 · Current $11,641
29 CFR 1910.22(c): (c) Access and egress. The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces.  The employer is failing to protect employee from hazards associated with impeded access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces.  This was most recently documented on November 14, 2017, at the worksite located at 502 E. Old Highway 260, Birch Tree, Missouri; Finish Know Saw Area.    Employees had to walk over conveyors and through troughs filled with wood scrap to access and depart their workstations for the following cut-off saws:   a)      Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 120106  b)      Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 150816  c)      Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 150817  d)      Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 150818  e)      Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Missing serial #
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $11641
  • — Z (S) $11641

1910.213 B06

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
May 7, 2018
Penalty
Initial $11,641 · Current $11,641
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(6):  Each operating treadle was not protected against unexpected or accidental tripping.  The employer is failing to protect employees from hazards associated with the accidental initiation of equipment by failing to protect treadles.  This was most recently documented on November 14, 2017, at the worksite located at 502 E. Old Highway 260, Birch Tree, Missouri.  Foot treadles were not equipped with covers or similar devices to prevent unexpected or accidental initiation:    a)  Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 120106 b)  Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Missing serial #
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $11641
  • — Z (S) $11641

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 10 100 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 7, 2018
Abate by
Jun 19, 2018
Penalty
Initial $116,402 · Current $34,921 Reduced
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 the activities covered by this section.       The employer is failing to protect the employees from the hazards of amputation by not developing procedures to control potentially hazardous energy.  This was most recently documented on November 14, 2017, at the worksite located at 502 E. Old Highway 260, Birch Tree, Missouri.    At the time of the inspection, the company had one procedure developed to control hazardous energy to facilitate repairs and other necessary maintenance. Hardwoods of Missouri, LLC was missing energy control procedures for several pieces of equipment throughout the milling plant such as, but not limited to the following:    a)  Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $34921
  • — Z (W) $116402

1910.213 D01

Serious Gravity 10 5 instances 10 exposed
Issued
May 7, 2018
Penalty
Initial $116,402 · Current $69,840 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Each circular crosscut table was not guarded by a hood which met all the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section for hoods for circular ripsaws.    The employer is failing to ensure employees are protected from amputation hazards associated with unguarded circular ripsaws.  This was most recently documented on November 14, 2017, at the worksite located at 502 E. Old Highway 260, Birch Tree, Missouri.         Hardwoods of Missouri removed the manufacturer's guards and replaced them with guards manufactured within the company.  The guards failed to completely enclose the portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut and were not designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth.  The following crosscut table saws were not correctly guarded:    a)   Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 120106  b)   Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 150816  c)   Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 150817  d)   Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 150818  e)   Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Missing serial #  f)   Crosscut Solutions Inc. Cut-Off Saw, Model SS14M, Serial # 070512
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $69840
  • — Z (W) $116402

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