OSHA Inspection: KONZ WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2020-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6309.00 · Current $3155.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard.    a)    On or about 12/19/2019, Work platform for grinder conveyor was not protected with a standard hand rail system. Sagging chain did not protect reclaim employee from falling onto conveyor while raking scraps onto it from an incline trough.

Issued

2020-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6309.00 · Current $3155.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):      a)    On or about 12/17/2019, An employee suffered an injury to his finger when he did not lockout the Multi-Saw Stacker conveyor when reaching into the danger area of the equipment to fix a jam.

Issued

2020-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:  a)    On or about 12/19/2019, Periodic inspections were not being completed for the authorized employees as required by the standard".

Issued

2020-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3785.00 · Current $1891.00 Reduced

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.:    a)    On or about 12/17/2019, Air hose was used for cleaning by employee with the pressure reducing tip missing from the nozzle and an approximate line pressure of 90 p.s.i.