OSHA Inspection: ASH MILLWORKS, INC.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): Places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  (a) Cabinet Fabrication Areas - On or about April 23, 2019 wood dust accumulation underneath the table saws and behind the whirlwind saw exposed employees to fire hazards

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.  (a) Shower Tub - On or about April 23, 2019 a written respiratory protection program for employee required to wear air purifying respirators was not established and implemented exposing employees to hazardous chemicals.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:  (a) Shower tub area - On or about April 23, 2019 the employer did not provide a qualified administrator to oversee their respiratory protection program, exposing the employees to respiratory hazards from chemicals used.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Shower tub area - On or about April 23, 2019 the employer did not provide employees that were required to used half mask, negative pressure, air purifying respirators with a medical evaluation prior to using them, exposing employees to respiratory distress.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) Shower tub area - On or about April 23, 2019 The employer did not provide employees required to use a half mask, negative pressure, air purifying respirator with the required fit test, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

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) Facility - On or about April 23, 2019 a lockout/tagout program was not developed and implemented exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut.  (a) Cabinet Fabrication Areas - On or about April 23, 2019, four crosscut table saws were not guarded exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,864 · Current $3,864

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.  (a) Throughout Shop Area - On or about April 23, 2019 relocatable power taps were plugged into extension cords instead of being plugged directly into a receptacle, exposing employees to fire hazards.  b. Next to Thermwood CNC Router - On or about April 23, 2019 a Hotpoint refrigerator and an Emerson microwave were plugged into a relocatable power tap instead of being plugged directly into a receptacle exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  (a) Shapers area - On or about April 23, 2019 the circuit breakers for the shapers were not labeled exposing employees to electrical hazard.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Exposed live electrical parts were not protected from accidental contact by an approved enclosure.  (a) Beam Saw Area - On or about April 23, 2019 the switch and the power cord connection for the box fan motor was not covered exposing employees to electrical hazard.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(ii)(C)(3): Each cord set, attachment cap, plug, and receptacle of cord sets, and any equipment connected by cord and plug were not visually inspected before use for external defects, such as deformed or missing pins or insulation damage, and for indications of possible internal damage, and equipment found damaged or defective was not removed from use until repaired:  (a) CNC Area - On or about April 23, 2019 the box fan power cord and the extension cord the box fan was plugged into had damaged insulation throughout the cords exposing employee to electrical hazards..

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  (a) Cabinet Fabrication Areas - On or about April 23, 2019 two table saws power cables did not have strain relief at the control box exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Oct 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $3,031

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   (a) Facility - On or about April 23, 2019 a written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, acetone and IsoCoat NRN 7060 (IsoCoat 250)(Polyurea) exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:  (a) Facility - On or about April 23, 2019 the employer had not developed a chemical inventory list for the hazardous chemicals used in the facility exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 26, 2019

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) Facility - On or about April 23, 2019  employees had not been trained on the hazardous chemicals used in their work area exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Oct 10, 2019

Abate by

Nov 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition.  a. Shower Tub area - On or about April 24, 2019 the fire extinguisher located between the time clock and electrical panel was not fully charged.