OSHA Inspection: HINOSTROZA CABINET SHOP, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  On October 30, 2019, and times prior thereto, throughout the production floor areas the employer did not ensure that the work areas were kept free of escaping combustible dust.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards:  On October 30, 2019 and times prior there to, at the production floor area, unguarded pneumatic nail guns were provided to employees to conduct nailing operation tasks.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

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:  On October 30, 2019 and times prior there to, at this cabinet manufacturing facility, employees conducted wood cutting tasks on crosscut table saws without guards.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  On October 30, 2019, and times prior there to, an employee conducted unclogging water main tasks, adjacent to an air compressor with an unguarded pulley.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  On October 30, 2019, and times prior there to, an employee conducted unclogging water main tasks, adjacent to an air compressor with an unguarded horizontal belt.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  On October 30, 2020, and times prior there to, at the production floor area, employer allowed the use of compressed air at greater than 30 P.S.I. for cleaning purposes without PPE and chip guarding protection.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of:  On October 30, 2019 and times prior there to, air compressor area, an employee conducts daily tasks where live parts of electric equipment were not guarded against accidental contact, the electrical cabinet was missing the cover.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

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:  On October 30, 2019 and times prior thereto, branch circuit electrical panels, at entrance of the production floor, the disconnecting means to all electrical machines and equipment to energize for use by employees, were not marked to indicate its purpose.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  On October 30, 2019 and times prior thereto, throughout the production floor work area, employees used energized, electrical junction box fittings, without strain relief.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(1): Equipment and associated wiring was not approved as intrinsically safe as permitted in any hazardous location for which it is approved:  On October 30, 2019, and times prior there to, throughout the work site building facility, equipment and associated wiring was not approved for use in class II locations where combustible dust was present.

Issued

Apr 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(b): Areas designated as hazardous (classified) locations under the Class and Zone system and areas designated under the Class and Division system established after August 13, 2007 were not properly documented:  Throughout the worksite facility, employees conducted wood work activity where wood dust was more than two feet in depth, the employer did not document the area as class II, division I.