OSHA Inspection: LATROBE PATTERN COMPANY

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  (a) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about May 30, 2019 the unlabeled 14 inch table saw was not equipped with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator.  An employee was cutting a piece of wood approximately 1 1/2 inches thick by 18 inches long x 12 inches wide when it was thrown back and struck the employee in the abdomen.  The employee died the following day during surgery to repair injuries incurred from being struck.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  (a) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about May 30, 2019 there were no non-kickback fingers or dogs installed on the unlabeled 14 inch table saw.  An employee was operating the saw cutting a piece of wood that measured approximately 1 1/2 inches thick by 18 inches long by 12 inches wide when it was thrown back and struck the employee in the abdomen.  The employee died the following day during surgery to repair injuries sustained from being struck.  (b) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about June 3, 2019 there were no non-kickback fingers or dogs installed on the Delta table saw used by employees to cut wood to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material to prevent it from being thrown back at the employee during operation.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(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) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about June 3, 2019 there was no guard installed on the unlabeled 14 inch table saw that was being used to cut wood for patterns.  The blade was set at approximately 2 inches above the table and no guard was in place to prevent contact during operation.  (b) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about June 3, 2019 there was no guard installed on the Delta 40 table saw used to cut wood for patterns.  The blade was set at approximately 2 inches above the table and no guard was in place to prevent contact during operation.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,740 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the maximum protection possible for the operation being performed:    (a) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about June 3, 2019 there was no guard on the lower portion of the OMGA radial arm saw used by employees to cut wood to prevent contact with the rotating blade.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(3): Radial saw(s) were not provided with an adjustable stop to prevent the forward travel of the blade beyond the position necessary to complete the cut in repetitive operations:  (a) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about June 3, 2019 the OMGA radial arm saw used to cut wood did not have an adjustable stop to prevent the forward travel of the blade beyond the position necessary to complete the cut when performing repetitive operations.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    (a) Facility, 310 Unity Street, Latrobe, PA:  On or about June 3, 2019 the employer had not reported the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.  On May 30, 2019 an employee sustained abdominal injuries when struck with a board.  The employee died on May 31, 2019 during surgery to repair injuries sustained on May 30, 2019.  The employer did not report the death to the Pittsburgh Area Office until June 3, 2019.