OSHA Inspection: THE PALLET COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, 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, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated and rendered inoperable:    (a) On or about November 28, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to physical hazards where servicing and maintenance was performed on machines and equipment throughout the facility at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about November 29, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to amputation hazards where the sides of the pallet dismantler bandsaw table were accessible during saw operation in the teardown department at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(7): Feeder attachments did not have feed rolls or other moving parts so covered or guarded as to protect the operators from hazardous points:  (a) On or about November 29, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to amputation hazards where the trim track saw, conveying puller dogs rotated beyond the sprocket cover in the teardown department at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(e)(1): The circular resaw was not guarded by a hood or shield of metal above the saw as so designed to guard against danger from flying splinters or broken saw teeth:  (a) On or about November 29, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to amputation hazards where the trim track saw was operated with a defective guard in the teardown department at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(3): Vertical and inclined shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, were not enclosed with a stationary casing in accordance with requirements of paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:  (a) On or about November 29, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where the trim track saw, drive motor coupling shaft was operated in the teardown department at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Jan 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  (a) On or about November 29, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in hazards where the trim track saw was operated in the Rayco department at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:       (a) On or about November 29, 2017 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential respiratory hazards with potential overexposure to wood dust while conducting pallet manufacturing work activities at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Dec 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    (a) On or about November 29, 2017 and at time prior to that date, for the employees exposed to potential health hazards where respirators were provided, although not required, by the employer at 2301 Seventh Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota.