OSHA Inspection: BROWDER AND SONS VENEER COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $8,124 · Current $5,687 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without first evaluating the space as a permit required space, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without first posting signage that would identify certain areas as permit required confined spaces, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)	Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer required employees to enter the permit confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without developing and implementing a written permit space entry program, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(e)(1):Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:  a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without documenting the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark chip storage area without first training employees on the hazards associated with permit required confined spaces or the procedures and practices to enter permit required confined spaces, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $9,557 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to items (d)(3)(i) through (d)(3)(vi) of this paragraph.   a) Boiler house, Woodchip/bark-chip storage area; On or about December 7, 2020 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to work in the confined spaces of the woodchip/bark-chip storage area without developing and implementing the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, exposing employees to caught-by (chain conveyor), entrapment, and engulfment hazards.