OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR LUMBER WORLDWIDE, INC

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $10,210

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.      a)On or about 4/26/2019 the employer did not certify the periodic inspections of the energy control procedures to include, but not limited to a Caterpillar 10 hp. drive motor of the conveyor system.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Aug 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control procedures.    a)On or about 4/22/2019 the employer did not ensure that an employee who left the company in May of 2018, returned in Jan/2019, the employee did not receive any retraining as an authorized employee to change a belt on a 10 hp. Caterpillar motor that drives the chain for the conveyor system in that, the employee opened the breaker panel, flipped off a single breaker, then began working on the belt that was not de-energized.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Services, feeders, and branch circuits. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.    a)On or about 4/22/2019 the employer did not properly mark circuit breakers located in the Line Bar Building to identify each electrical breaker for its intended purpose.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $20,420 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tag-out procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    a)On 4/22/2019 an employee who performed maintenance on a 10 hp. Caterpillar motor in the Line Bar area of the facility was not required to:    (1)Turn off and shut down the Line Bar log feeding area.  (2)Physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate machine or equipment from the energy source.   (3)Affix lockout or tag-out devices to energy isolation electrical device(s); and   (4)verify that isolation and de-energization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished.     Taylor Lumber Worldwide, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147 , which was contained in OSHA inspection number  1304473, citation number 1, item number1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 5, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 18253 ST RT 73, Mc Dermott, OH 45652.