OSHA Inspection: SOUTHEAST MILLWORKS AND SUPPLY LLC

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Nov 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,206 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards, in that wood dust was allowed to accumulate on the horizontal surfaces along the walls where employees worked.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,206 Reduced

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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) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards, in that written procedures were not developed for employees authorized to lockout the Molding machine and the Mereen Johnson gang head saw.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,206 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:   A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that manufacturer's prior written approval was not obtained for employees that used front-end attachments to lift trash and/or personnel.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition:  A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that the back-up alarm on a Komatsu forklift that employees operated did not function.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,206 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) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard, in that the hood guard did not automatically adjust to completely enclose the portion of the saw blade above the table on the Newman Machine Co. K-16 table saw used by employees to cut wood.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

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) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that non-kickback fingers were not provided on the Newman Machine Co. K-16 table saw used by employees to rip wood.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,206 Reduced

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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 material:  A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that the lower portion of a Dewalt radial arm saw blade was not guarded on both sides that employees used to cross cut boards.  B) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to  struck-by hazards, in that the lower portion of an Original radial arm saw blade was not guarded on both sides that employees used to cross cut boards.  C) Cabinet shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 26, 2022, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that the lower portion of an Original radial arm saw blade was not guarded on both sides that employees used to cross cut boards.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(h)(3): Radial saw(s) were not provided with an adjustable stop to prevent the forward travel of the blade beyond the position necessary to complete the cut in repetitive operations:  A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard in that, the radial arm saw blade could be pulled beyond the material that employees cut.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) were not installed in a manner so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator:  A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard, in that the cutting head of a Dewalt radial arm saw serial # 56307 would not return to the starting point when the employee released it.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,206 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  A) Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to a caught-in hazard, in that an in-running nip-point on a vertical belt drive was not completely guarded for employees that used the lathe.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  A) Xylo Building, located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 22, 2022, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards, in that the exit doors were not free and unobstructed.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) North side of Millwork shop located at 2605 Causton Bluff Rd. Savannah GA: on or about April 21, 2022, the employer exposed employees to engulfment hazards, in that a danger sign was not posted on the access panel to the Sock house hopper.