OSHA Inspection: SPACEWERKS INC

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were using air compressors/ compressed air to operate pneumatic hand tools/ equipment, such as angle-grinders and belt sanders during the manufacturing of wooden cabinetry and furniture; wherein the compressed air was supplied throughout the facility via PVC pipe/ water pipe at a pressure of approximately 160 PSIG; therefore exposing the hand tool operator and other employees in the work area to eye, face and skin pneumatic explosive struck-by hazards from the release of the compressed air and flying PVC pipe/ hand tool debris.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  On or about March 17, 2021, the employer failed to assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, that which necessitated the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as eye/ face protection, that would protect the affected employee from the hazards in the workplace, during which employees were operating/ using various types of woodworking machinery and equipment such as table saws, glues and solvents without the use of protective eye wear/ face wear; therefore exposing the employees to eye and/ or face hazards from flying particles, glues/ solvents.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i):The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  On or about March 17, 2021, the employer failed to require each affected employee use the types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as eye/ face protection, that would protect the affected employee from the hazards in the workplace, during which employees were operating/ using various types of woodworking machinery and equipment such as table saws, glues and solvents without the use of protective eye wear/ face wear; therefore exposing the employees to eye and/ or face hazards from flying particles, glues/ solvents.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were operating and performing, set-up, cleaning, services and maintenance on various woodworking machines, during which the employer had not established an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections; therefore exposing the employees to nip, pinch, cut, burn, amputate, crush and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(ii):The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were operating a forklift to lift/ move palletized loads of materials and various sizes of lumber/ wood in support of the manufacturing of wooden cabinets and furniture, during which the employer failed to ensure that the operators of the forklifts had received initial operator/ mechanic training and/ or had not been trained by an "Experienced" person; therefore exposing the operator and the employees in the work area/ pedestrians to a roll-over/ crushed-by, and struck-by hazard(s).

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(i): Refresher training including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the training, had not been conducted as required by paragraph (l)(4)(ii) to ensure that the operator had the knowledge and skills needed to operate the powered industrial truck safely:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were operating a forklift to lift/ move palletized loads of materials and various sizes of lumber/ wood in support of the manufacturing of wooden cabinets and furniture, during which the employer failed to ensure that the operators of Powered Industrial Trucks had received refresher training and a performance evaluation and/ or had not been evaluated by an "Experienced" person, at least once every three years; therefore exposing the operator and the employee on the platform and employees in the work area to a load stability/ roll-over hazard and a fall hazard and a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 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:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were operating a table saw/ circular hand-fed ripsaw, which was not equipped with an operable automatically adjusting hood/ guard, to cut material such as but not limited to: plywood and other pieces of lumber, which were then in-turn used to make cabinets and furniture; therefore exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were operating a table saw/ circular hand-fed ripsaw, which was not equipped with a spreader, to cut material such as but not limited to: plywood and other pieces of lumber, which were then in-turn used to make cabinets and furniture; therefore exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were operating a table saw/ circular hand-fed ripsaw, which was not equipped with non-kickback finger(s)/ dog(s), to cut material such as but not limited to: plywood and other pieces of lumber, which were then in-turn used to make cabinets and furniture; therefore exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:  On or about March 17, 2021, employees were using/ connecting electrically powered hand tools, such as angle grinders and belt sanders to electrical outlet receptacles, that which did not have a protective cover attached/ installed; therefore exposing the employees to electrical hazards.