OSHA Inspection: JAY'S FURNITURE PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): (1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not clean:    a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the wood shop; where excessive amounts of wood dust were visible on top of machinery, electrical equipment, on overhead surfaces and throughout the wood shop on the floor.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(c)(1): Each exit discharge did not lead directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside:    a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the office area; where a door identified as an EXIT, lead onto a second story roof without any means to get down to the street level from the roof.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the paint room; where employees wore tight-fitting facepiece (elastomeric half-face) respirators while spraying solvent based stains and coatings on wood products.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): When the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible, the employer did not provide the respirator users with the information in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirator When Not Required Under the Standard"):  a) On or about 01/30/2018 throughout the production area; where employees voluntarily elect to wear filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) to protect themselves from wood dust.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the paint room; where an employee is required to wear an elastomeric half mask respirator while applying solvent based stains and coatings. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation of the employee before providing the respirator and requiring the employee to wear the respirator.  ABATEMENT CERTICICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the spray room; where an employee with a beard that was several days old, was wearing an elastomeric half face respirator to protect the employee from exposure to airborne solvents from spray coating application.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,000 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:    a) On or about 01/30/2018 throughout the establishment; where employees perform servicing and maintenance activities such as, but not limited to: changing the cutting blades on the shapers, changing the blades on the band saws, radial arm saws, and a band knife.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,000 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) On or about 01/30/2018 in the upholstery room; where the band knife was controlled with a standard duty "on/off" snap switch which would allow the motor to automatically restart after resumption of power after an interruption of power. Provisions were not made to prevent the machine from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the wood shop; where access to the main electrical service panels was blocked by the storage of wood and other scrap material.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the wood shop; where the outer insulation on the power cord for the Invicta shaper and an extension cord used to energize portable electric equipment was pulled away from the cord grip allowing tension to be transmitted to the terminal screws.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,294 · Current $768 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:    a) On or about 01/30/2018; the employer did not maintain an OSHA 300 log (record of injuries and illness) for the 2016 or 2017 calendar years.    ABAEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(4): The company representative who certified the OSHA 300-A summary form was not: an owner of the company, officer of the corporation, highest ranking company official, or the immediate supervisor of the highest ranking company official:  a) On or about 01/30/2018; where the 2015 OSHA 300  log was signed and certified by the office manager, not a company executive.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 15, 2018

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  a) On or about 01/30/2018 in the wood shop; where the disconnect for the band saw had unused openings (knockout missing).  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED