OSHA Inspection: FOREST PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $5076.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9211

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1):All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that fixtures, switches, machinery and lighting were kept free from dust accumulations in such depths that they can present explosion, deflagration or other fire hazards in the Pellet Mill building.  This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9211

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom was not maintained in a clean condition:  (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that floors of workrooms, storage areas, passageways and service rooms were kept free from dust accumulations in such depths that they can present explosion, deflagration or other fire hazards in the Pellet Mill building.  This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $2901.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The employer did not establish specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:   (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing Pellet Mill Machines 1 and 2 effectively removed or controlled hazardous energy in that pneumatic energy was still stored in the machines after written lockout/tagout procedures were performed.  This condition exposed employees to caught-in and crush hazards associated with unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:   (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that forklifts with defects rendering the forklift unsafe to operate, such as non-functional seatbelts or horns were removed from service.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from stuck-by hazards in that not all forklift operators were certified by the employer as trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) prior to operating forklifts for production.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with improper forklift usage.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $3626.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  (b)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that manufacturer installed guarding of moving parts presenting caught-in, crush-by or amputation hazards were functional and complete on Pellet Mill 2, in that holes were cut into the guarding.  This condition exposed employees to laceration and amputation hazards.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(i)(B):For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the width of the working space in front of electrical equipment was not maintained at the width of the equipment or 762 mm (30 inches), whichever was greater:  (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure unimpeded access to two adjacent electrical panels within the maintenance area of the Pellet Mill building.  This condition exposed employees potential shock and trip hazards related to inability to disable power during an emergency.  (b)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure unimpeded access to an electrical panel within the storage room area of the Rolling Stock building.  This condition exposed employees potential shock and trip hazards related to inability to disable power during an emergency.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $5076.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c)(1): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location in that equipment including wall plugs, switches, lighting and associated wiring were not approved as intrinsically safe:  (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that wall plugs, switches, lighting and associated wiring in Class II, Division I environments were intrinsically safe and approved for Class II, Division I environments.  This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2022-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(b): All areas designated as hazardous (classified) locations under the Class and Zone system and areas designated under the Class and Division system established after August 13, 2007 were not properly documented. This documentation was not available to those authorized to design, install, inspect, maintain, or operate electric equipment at the location:  (a)Forest Products Distributors, Inc. at 5406 Old Folsom Road, Rapid City, SD 57703: On or about and at times prior to May 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that all areas designated as hazardous (classified) locations under the Class and Zone system and areas designated under the Class and Division system established after August 13, 2007 were properly documented  This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with fire and explosion hazards.