OSHA Inspection: STEPHEN GAMBLE, INC.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.    Facility: The floor under the Delta table saw had lots of combustible wood dust accumulated, and the floor surface was not kept clean and in a orderly condition.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,480 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.     Facility: A worksite specific written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented where employees were required to wear 3M 6200 half facepiece tight fitting negative pressure respirators or N95 3M82010V white filtering facepiece.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

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.         Facility: Each employee required to wear 3M 6200 half facepiece tight fitting negative pressure respirators or N95 3M82010V white filtering facepiece was not provided with a medical evaluation prior to wearing respirators.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):         Facility: Each employee required to wear 3M 6200 half facepiece tight fitting negative pressure respirators or N95 3M82010V white filtering facepiece was not provided with fit testing prior to wearing respirators.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,480 Reduced

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.    Facility: An employee required to wear 3M 6200 half facepiece tight fitting negative pressure respirators or N95 3M82010V white filtering facepiece had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Cleaning and disinfecting. The employer did not ensure that respirator(s) were cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of this section, or procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer, provided that such procedures were of equivalent effectiveness.   Facility: The employer did not ensure that the respirators, such as (but not limited to) 3M 6200 half facepiece tight fitting negative pressure respirators or N95 3M82010V white filtering facepiece worn by employees were cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary and kept in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators.            Facility: A comprehensive respiratory protection training, including items, such as (but not limited to) necessity, proper fit, usage, and maintenance was not provided to employees required wear 3M 6200 half facepiece tight fitting negative pressure respirators or N95 3M82010V white filtering facepiece.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $5,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.    Facility: The Delta 10-inch circular handfed ripsaw was not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood type guard.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.  Facility:  The Delta 10-inch handfed circular ripsaw was not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw blade or being thrown back to the operator.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.   Facility:  The Delta 10-inch handfed circular ripsaw did not have a non kickback finger or dog so located at appropriate position.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1): Flexible cord(s) and cable(s) were not approved for conditions of use and location.     Facility: The orange flexible extension cord (cord) used to power a table saw ran across the floor, and the cord was not only exposed to a physical damage, but also creating a tripping hazard.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii).    Facility: The employer did not establish and implement a worksite specific written hazard communications program where employees were required to work with and handle hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paints, denatured alcohol, VM&P Naphtha, Dura seal quick coat 2 Bona Traffic and wood lye.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.   Facility: The employer did not comply a list of all the hazardous chemicals handled and used by employees in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.     Facility: Each container of hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paint, denatured alcohol, VM&P Naphtha, Dura seal quick coat, 2 Bona Traffic and wood lye was not labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provided at least general information regarding the hazards of the products or chemicals in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).  Facility: The safety data sheets (SDS) for some of hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) wood finishing products containing potassium dichromate with item number 01-0160-6 and Klearplast C20012 were not maintained and readily accessible during the work shift.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Facility: The employees required to work with and handle hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Dura Seal, and VMP&P Naphtha in the workplace were not provided with training and information on the chemical hazardous communications.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    Facility: The employer did not verify through a written certification that the Workplace Hazard Assessment for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was performed as complete.