OSHA Inspection: PRIMARY PRODUCTS INC.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $1516.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): (1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.    a) On or about April 4, 2019 the work space around the Go Fast NXL Single Head Notcher was not kept in a clean condition and created potential fire hazards with the piles of wood chips and/or dust created from the notcher.     b) On or about April 4, 2019 the flooring in the break-room created a trip hazard as the flooring sections were uneven and curling up around the edges; up to 0.25 inch in some areas.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $1516.00 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.    On or about April 4, 2019 the belt and pulley connected to the electrical motor on the Rigid table saw was not guarded to prevent an in-running nip point hazard.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):     On or about April 4, 2019 the employer did not ensure each employee operating forklift was competent to safety operate a powered industrial truck as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation required.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years:  On or about April 4, 2019 the employer did not ensure each employee operating a forklift received an evaluation of their forklift operating performance at least once every three years.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $758.00 · Current $379.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:     On or about April 4, 2019 a work-related broken hip injury that occurred on November 8, 2018 was not entered on the 300 log for the 2018 calendar year.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA:    On or about April 4, 2019 the employer had not reported a work-related hospitalization that occurred on November 8, 2018 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within the twenty-four hour time requirement.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer:  On or about April 4, 2019 the employer had not provided employees with the Appendix D of the respirator standard when filtering face pieces, i.e. dust masks, were provided to employees for voluntary use.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $425.00 · Current $213.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) shall be visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket). Cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) which remain connected once they are put in place and are not exposed to damage need not be visually inspected until they are relocated:     On or about April 4, 2019 the blue extension cord used with the Rigid table saw was not inspected prior to use for signs of external damage. The outer insulation sheathing had been pulled away from the plug, exposing the internal wiring.