OSHA Inspection: U.S COAST GUARD BASE SEATTLE; FACILITIES ENGINEERING

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems:   a) Warehouse Penthouse, where employees were exposed to an approximate 20 foot fall while removing and replacing the removable section of the guard rail system located in the loading area.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(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:   a) Carpenter Shop, where employees operated the SawStop, model #ICS-53230, table saw without the hood guard.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  a) Carpenter Shop, where employees operated the Saw Stop, model #ICS-53230, table saw without the spreader.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:   a) Carpenter Shop, where employees operated the Saw Stop, model #ICS-53230, table saw without nonkickback fingers or dogs.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1960.59(a): The Agency did not provide specialized job safety and health training appropriate to the work performed by the employee: a) Carpenter Shop, where employees were not provided with training pertaining to the proper use of power tools, such as but not limited to, the SawStop table saw, model #ICS-53230.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) installation was not in such a manner that the front end of the unit was slightly higher than the rear, so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator:   a) Carpenter Shop, where the De Walt 790 radial arm saw did not return to the starting position.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:   a) Weld Shop, where tongue guards not adjusted properly included:   1. De Walt bench grinder, where the tongue guard measured 1/2 inch from the abrasive wheel located on the right side.  2. Electric Clark pedestal grinder, where the tongue guard measured 3/4 inch from the abrasive wheel located on the right side and ½ inch from the abrasive wheel located on the left side.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled equipment was not installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling:    a) Facility Maintenance Shops, where equipment not used as listed or labeled included:    1. Electrician Shop, where the relocatable power tap located on top of the file cabinet was used to supply power to appliances including the Sensor microwave oven.  2. Electrician shop, where the relocatable power tap located on the floor was used to supply power to appliances including the GE refrigerator.  3. Weld Shop, where the Fellows relocatable power tap located adjacent to the pedestal grinder was used to supply power to the Milwaukee chargers.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:  a) Carpenter Shop, where scrap lumber was stored on the roof of the locksmith office a load rating was not posted.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers was not equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as required by Table D-2- Stairway Handrail Requirements:     a) Penthouse H Area, where the stair rail system on the stairway to the catwalk lacked a mid-rail on the right side.