OSHA Inspection: BRAUN BUILDING CENTER

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3300.00 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) On or about March 5, 2019, the employer had not developed a Control of Hazardous Energy Program for its employees that performed cleaning, blade changes, servicing, preventative maintenance, repairs and set-up activities on saw equipment and truss presses at the facility.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  a) On or about March 5, 2019, the employer had not trained its employees that performed cleaning, blade changes, servicing, preventative maintenance, repairs and set-up activities on saw equipment and truss presses at the facility on the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control for the equipment they maintain and/or service.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(a)(9): All belts, pulleys, gears, shafts, and moving parts shall be guarded in accordance with the specific requirements of 1910.219:    a) On or about March 6, 2019, the ingoing nip point created by chain and sprocket powering the lower conveyor belt on the Mitek Cybersaw A/T was not guarded. The unguarded chain and sprocket was near the man door on the Mitek Cybersaw A/T feed side.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.  a)  On or about March 5, 2019, the chain and sprockets powering the roller of the Klaisler Machine Co. Small Truss Press were not enclosed.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 about March 5, 2019, hood guard for the Delta Unisaw 10" Tilting Arbor Saw was substantially damaged and did not protect employees while using the saw.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(3): For combination or universal woodworking machines each point of operation of any tool shall be guarded as required for such a tool in a separate machine:    a) On or about March 6, 2019, the Mitek Cybersaw A/T did not have the cutting heads adequately guarded.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall 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:    a) On or about March 5, 2019, the employer had not documented that workplace hazard assessment had been conducted for the facility located at 1130 Chicago Street, Manitowoc, WI.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall 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 following:    a) On or about March 5, 2019, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to Valspar spray paint, equipment lubricants and soft wood sawdust. The employer had not developed a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be at the facility and obtained the associated safety data sheets. The employer had not developed a training program to inform employees about the company hazard communication program, the information contained on package labeling and in safety data sheets, the location of safety data sheets within the facility.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): Where respirator use is not required an employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks):  a) On or about March 5, 2019, the employer had not developed and implemented a written respirator program for employees voluntarily using half mask cartridge respirators. The employer had not developed and implemented a respirator program to provide training on usage and maintenance, including the contents of 29 CFR 1910.134 Appendix D, for the provided respirators; ensure provided respirators are properly cleaned, maintained and stored; and provide a medical evaluation to ensure employees are medically capable of wearing the provided respirators.

Issued

2019-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  a) On or about March 5, 2019, the employer had not documented forklift operator training and operating evaluations for employees operating forklifts at the 1130 Chicago Street, Manitowoc, WI facility.