SUGARCREEK, OH —
OSHA Inspection: TUSCO HARDWOODS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TUSCO HARDWOODS in 10887 GERBER VALLEY ROAD, SUGARCREEK, OH 44681 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 344334834.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TUSCO HARDWOODS
- Site address
- 10887 GERBER VALLEY ROAD
- City
- SUGARCREEK
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44681
- Mailing
- 10887 GERBER VALLEY ROAD, SUGARCREEK, OH 44681
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321113
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,277 · Current $3,277
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: a. On or about September 18, 2019, located in the sawmill at Albany Bandmill, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts of a model number 8ft, serial number 259RH, bandsaw and its hydraulic guard when performing a blade change. The employer did not implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards. On September 18, 2019, an employees hand was inadvertently placed too close to a pinch point when a hydraulically-actuated barrier guard was closing during a blade change activity on a bandsaw resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3277
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained. a. On or about September 18, 2019, located in the sawmill at the Albany Bandmill, model number 8ft, serial number 259RH, during a bandsaw blade change personal locks were not applied for group lockout, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with service and maintenance activities on a bandsaw with mechanical, kinetic, and hydraulic energy sources.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344334834.
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