OSHA Inspection: SUMMERFORD PALLET COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 22, 2020

Abate by

Apr 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,735 · Current $3,728 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146   a) Facility; On or about November 19, 2019 and time prior; The employer required employees to work on the inside of spaces such as but not limited to the wood grinder, a permit required confined space while performing maintenance activities such as but not limited to replacing teeth/cutting heads and did not develop and/or implement a permit required confined space program with the procedures necessary to safeguard employees from the hazards in the space.

Issued

Mar 22, 2020

Abate by

Apr 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,735 · Current $3,728 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a)  Facility: On or about November 19, 2019 and at times prior, procedures had not been developed, documented and/or utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy, where employees were exposed to caught-in, struck-by, and crushed-by hazards, when performing servicing, setup, and maintenance activities on equipment including, but not limited to, the grinder which had hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical energy sources.  b)  Facility: On or about November 19, 2019 and at times prior, procedures had not been developed, documented and/or utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy, where employees were exposed to caught-in, struck-by, and crushed-by hazards, when performing servicing, setup, and maintenance activities on equipment including, but not limited to, pallet stacker which had hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical energy sources.

Issued

Mar 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1): The employer did not post of copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 in the workplace:  a) Facility: On or about November 19, 2019 the employer had employee who where exposed to noise in excess of the permissible exposure level (PEL) and did not as part of their hearing conservation program post a copy of the 29 CFR 1910.95 in a conspicuous place employees had access to.