OSHA Inspection: A & R PALLETS, LLC

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    (a) Pallet Assembly Area, the exit route was not cleared marked. Employees were exposed to fire entrapment hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.    (a) Cutting Area , employees wore prescription lenses that were not ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 approved eye protection while working on a Chop saw machine and Baker Resaw machine exposing the employees to  flying wood particles.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $4,000 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) Throughout the establishment, the employer did to establish an energy control program consisting of energy control specific procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to protect employees, who perform service and maintenance work on machines and equipment, from the unexpected release of energy, start-up or release of storage energy likely to cause injury. Equipment that employees clean, service and maintain include but are not limited to changing saw blades, servicing and cleaning conveyors, Morgan 3-Head Trim Saw, Baker 2-Head Resaw, Baker Single Head Resaw, and the Morgan Ripsaw machine.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    (a) Throughout the outside pallet storage area, stacked pallets were not in a stable condition. Employees are exposed to struck by and pallet collapse hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by 29 CFR 1910.178(l):     (a) Throughout the establishment, employees operated a Toyota forklift truck without having first completed training consisting of formal instruction, practical training, and an evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. Employees were exposed to struck-by and/or crushed by hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,434 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): A safe place to ride was not provided where riding a powered industrial truck(s) was authorized:    (a) On or about November 16, 2017 an employee was not provided a safe place to ride on a Toyota forklift. An employee was exposed to struck by/ crushed hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):     (a) Cutting Area, employees operated an unguarded SMETCO Dismantler, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) Cutting Area, on the West Plains Resaw System employees were exposed to caught by and amputation hazards while working near the pulley belt wheels.    (b) Cutting Area, Baker Double Head Resaw Machines where employees were exposed to caught by and amputation hazards when working near the pulley belt wheels.    (c) Cutting Area, Morgan Ripsaw Machine, where employees were exposed to caught by and amputation hazards when working near the pulley belt wheels.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven -7 feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:   (a) Cutting Area, Baker Double Head Resaw Machine, employees were exposed to caught by and amputation hazards while working near the horizontal pulley belt.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o)  (a) Cutting Area, on the West Plains Resaw machine employees were exposed to caught by and amputation hazards while working near the vertical/inclined pulley belt.  (b) Cutting Area, on the Morgan Ripsaw machine where employees were exposed to caught by and amputation hazards when working near the vertical/inclined pulley belt.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:     (a) Cutting Area, employees used the compressed air that exceeded 30 psi to clean off clothing, tables, material and work areas and were exposed to injection and eye injuries.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $6,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(c)(3)(i): All splices and joints and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose:    (a) Main office area, conductors were not covered with equivalent insulation after being spliced. Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.    (b) Cutting area, conductors on the 3-head Morgan trim saw conveyor system were not covered with equivalent insulation after being spliced. Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  (a) Main office area, a junction box was not provided with a cover. Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.  (b) Cutting area, a junction box was not provided with a cover on the 3-head Morgan trim saw conveyor system. Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:     (a) Cutting Area, North Wall, the breakers of the electrical panel, Cutler-Hammer heavy disconnect switch, Westinghouse general duty disconnect switch were not labeled. Employees are exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed and protected from abrasions:     (a) Near the Morgan Ripsaw Conveyor System , Control Panel, a conductor on the main control panel entering through a fitting was not effectively closed exposing employees to electrical hazards;     (b) Cutting Area, Electrical cabinet systems, a conductor entering through a fitting was not effectively closed exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:     (a) Cutting Area, a fixed Baker Single Head Resaw machine was not connected to their electrical supply system with metallic conduit or other permanent method.    (b) Cutting Area, a fixed Baker Two Head Resaw machine, was not connected to their electrical supply system with metallic conduit or other permanent method.     (c) Cutting Area, a fixed Morgan Rip Saw machine, was not connected to their electrical supply system with metallic conduit or other method.    (d) Cutting Area, a fixed 3 Head Trim Saw machine, was not connected to their electrical supply system with metallic conduit or other method.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $0 Reduced

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) Throughout the facility , the employer did not provide basic advisory information on various filtering facepiece (dust mask) respirators. Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2018

Abate by

Jun 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    (a) Cutting Area, near the employee bathrooms one portable fire extinguisher located near the bathrooms was last serviced in November of 2015, exposing employees to fire hazards;    (b) Pallet Assembly Area, one portable fire extinguisher located was last serviced in November of 2015, exposing employees to fire hazards.