OSHA Inspection: POLY-FABRICATORS, INC.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Mar 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  a) Production areas; On or about October 21, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to the unexpected energization of equipment in that the employees were required to conduct maintenance activities on equipment which required lockout tagout without first being provided with the required authorized employee training for the control of hazardous energy.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Mar 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  a) Production areas; On or about October 15, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to the unexpected energization of equipment in that employees were required to work with and around equipment which required lockout tagout without first being provided with the required affected employee training for the control of hazardous energy.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Mar 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(1):Circular handfed ripsaw(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:  a)Boxbuilding area; On or about October 15, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that the employer required that employees use a handfed table saw without ensuring that the tablesaw blade was guarded with a self adjusting guard as is required by the standard exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Mar 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  a)Boxbuilding area; On or about October 15, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that the employer required that employees use a handfed table saw without ensuring that the tablesaw blade was furnished with a spreader as is required by the standard exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Mar 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  a)Boxbuilding area; On or about October 15, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that the employer required that employees use a handfed table saw without ensuring that the tablesaw blade was guarded with a kickback fingers as is required by the standard exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Mar 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the stock being cut:  a) Layout table, main production area; On or about October 21, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that the employer allowed employees to use a radial saw with the lower guard not in place exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jan 6, 2021

Abate by

Feb 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) Warehouse or shipping areas; On or about October 21, 2020 and at times prior to the employer exposed employees to struck-by  hazards in that the employer required the use of a forklift to load and unload trailers with material without evaluating the performance of the forklift drivers every three years as is required by the standard exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.