OSHA Inspection: CRISTO PALLET SERVICES

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $1,416 Reduced

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) Production Area - On or about October 3, 2019, the employer did not ensure an energy control program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections was established for employees performing service and maintenance on machines including, but not limited to, chop saws, dismantler, and other saw equipment.  The employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $1,416 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:      a. Production Area - On or about October 3, 2019, the employer failed to provide effective guarding to protect employees working at or near the dismantler machines thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): Suitable guard(s) were not provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation on wood working machinery.     a. Production Area - On or about October 3, 2019, the employer failed to provide self adjusting guards on the chop saw machines, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer failed to provide a clean and sanitary condition for all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces.     a. Production Area - On or about October 3, 2019, there was an excessive collection of wood dust on the floor around the Baker Products horizonal band saw equipment creating a slip and fire hazard.