OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR BOX COMPANY

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4508.00 · Current $3156.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:   (a) Worksite - Wood Shop:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer did not ensure that employees operating the table saw in the wood shop wore protective eyewear.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4508.00 · Current $3156.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer did not ensure that forklift operators going through training, underwent a performance evaluation of their skills to operate the forklift.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5635.00 · Current $3945.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:   (a) Worksite - Wood Shop:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer did not ensure that the bench grinder had an adjustable tongue guard installed, leaving a gap between the abrasive wheel and the frame that was greater than 3/8 of an inch.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) Worksite - Wood Shop:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer did not ensure that the drive belts on the horizontal sander in the wood shop were guarded.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer did not ensure that the conveyor belt drive chain and sprocket on the shrink-wrap machine was guarded.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer did not ensure that a hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) was performed and certified to understand the hazards associated with work activities, where PPE shall be used to protect employees from any identified hazards.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $632.00 · Current $442.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/22/2019, the employer had not developed machine specific Lockout/Tag-out procedures for all of the machines in the work areas covered by this standard.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 4/22/2019, a flexible cord was wire-tied to the structure as a substitute for permanent wiring in the Handmade Products Department.