OSHA Inspection: CHRISTENSEN LUMBER, INC

Issued

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,158 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):      Employees performing frame work at the production area were exposed hazards including, but not limited to struck-by hazards to the eyes, and amputation hazards in that a hazard assessment of the work area had not been completed.

Issued

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $5,821 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 activities covered by this section:    Maintenance employees and operators in the production area were exposed to struck-by, caught-between, and amputation hazards in that machine specific lock out/ tag out written procedures had not been developed for equipment with pneumatic and electrical sources of energy, including but not limited to the following:        a) Up cut saw       b) Nailing Bridge       c) Monet Saw       d) Router       e) Door Machine       f) V Nailer      g) Casing saw       h) Omni Saw       i) PF 90 Saw       j) Roof Gantry 1 and 2       k) Floor Gantry 1 and 2       l ) Splicer

Issued

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $5,821 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(g)(1): Swing cutoff saw(s) were not provided with an automatically adjusting hood that completely enclosed the upper half of the saw, the arbor end, and the point of operation at all positions of the saw:  On or about 02/26/2018, in the production area, employees cutting lumber using the Whirlwind cut off saw were exposed to amputation hazards in that the saw blade was not adequately guarded.

Issued

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,989 · Current $2,495 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    Employees working at production area were exposed to skin and eye irritation hazards in that the employer had not provided all employees, including temporary worker(s) with adequate hazard communication training to become aware of the hazards associated with the chemicals present in the workplace including, but not limited to diesel, propane, motor oil, lubricants, and spray paint.

Issued

Apr 27, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $832 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.31(a): Recordable injuries and illnesses of all company employees including labor, executive, hourly, salary, part-time, seasonal, or migrant workers and employees who were not on the company payroll but supervised by the employer were not recorded on the OSHA 300 log:  The employer did not did not record recordable injuries on the OSHA 300 log for temporary employees in the following instances:  a) On or about 02/23/2018, finger punctured by nail b) On or about 02/26/2018, finger amputation on saw