OSHA Inspection: WOOD WISE HARDWOOD FLOOR COMPANY

Issued

Oct 19, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose the portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:    (a)  Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company, 2555 Willow Creek Drive, Boulder, CO  80303:  On and before August 17, 2018 the employer did not ensure that the point of operation on the Bosch table saw, model 4100 serial number 710256819, was guarded at the exposed portion of the blade to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operations.  This condition exposed a employee to the hazard of impalement when he was ripping the edge off a piece of Brazilian tiger wood.    Abatement Note:  This particular saw is used to cut wood.  To properly guard the saw:    (a)       Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood.      (1)       The hood shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.      (2)       The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed.      (3)       The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage.      (4)       The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line.

Issued

Oct 19, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a)  Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company, 2555 Willow Creek Drive, Boulder, CO  80303:  On and before August 17, 2018 the employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to using the table saw during hardwood floor installation to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  This condition exposed a employee to the hazard of impalement when he was ripping the edge off a piece of Brazilian tiger wood.

Issued

Oct 19, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,200 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 were not met, and which also includes the following:    (i)  A list of hazardous chemicals  (ii)  The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks    (a)  Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company, 2555 Willow Creek Drive, Boulder, CO  80303:  On and before August 17, 2018 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 were not met. Employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, lacquer thinner and construction adhesives, when working with hardwood.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 19, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

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 areas:  (a)  Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company, 2555 Willow Creek Drive, Boulder, CO  80303:  On and before August 17, 2018, 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 areas.  Employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, lacquer thinner and construction adhesives, when working with hardwood.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 19, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

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:  (a)  Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company, 2555 Willow Creek Drive, Boulder, CO  80303:  On and before August 17, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees were 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 used chemicals such as, but not limited to, lacquer thinner and construction adhesives, when working with hardwood.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 19, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent:  (a)  Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company, 2555 Willow Creek Drive, Boulder, CO  80303:  On and before August 17, 2018, the employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent recordkeeping logs and summaries.