OSHA Inspection: PROVIA LLC

Issued

2019-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $12934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. 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. 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. 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.    a.  On or before December 4, 2018, in the wood shop, the blade guard (hood) on the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw (model: 2000; S/N: 131120007853) was removed while employee(s) were ripping boards at a 45 degree angle and making dado cuts.  On or about December 4, 2018, an employee received an amputation while using the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw to rip a board at a 45 degree angle without the blade guard.

Issued

2019-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator. The spreader shall be made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and shall be thinner than the saw kerf. It shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate stiffness or rigidity to resist any reasonable side thrust or blow tending to bend or throw it out of position. The spreader shall be attached so that it will remain in true alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted. The provision of a spreader in connection with grooving, dadoing, or rabbeting is not required. On the completion of such operations, the spreader shall be immediately replaced.   a.  On or before December 4, 2018, in the wood shop, the riving knife (spreader) on the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw (model: 2000; S/N: 131120007853) was removed while an employee was ripping boards at a 45 degree angle.  On or about December 4, 2018, an employee received an amputation while using the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw to rip a board at a 45 degree angle without the riving knife.

Issued

2019-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be provided with nonkickback 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. They shall be designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut.   a.  On or before December 4, 2018, in the wood shop, the anti-kickback pawls (fingers or dogs) on the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw (model: 2000; S/N: 131120007853) were removed while an employee was ripping boards at a 45 degree angle.  On or about December 4, 2018, an employee received an amputation while using the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw to rip a board at a 45 degree angle without the anti-kickback pawls.

Issued

2019-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $12934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(s)(9): Push sticks or push blocks shall be provided at the work place in the several sizes and types suitable for the work to be done.   a.  On or before December 4, 2018, in the wood shop, after the blade guard (hood) on the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw (model: 2000; S/N: 131120007853) was removed, a push stick or push block was not used while an employee was ripping boards at a 45 degree angle.  On or about December 4, 2018, an employee received an amputation while using the Powermatic 10-inch Cabinet Saw to rip a board at a 45 degree angle without using a push stick or push block.