OSHA Inspection: SV PALLET, INC.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Dec 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $3,523 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about August 16, 2022, an effective hearing conservation program was not implemented for employees exposed to noise levels exceeding 85 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  a.  Employee working in the Saw Building was exposed to 89.61 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  Employee was sampled on August 16, 2022, for 467 minutes, the remaining 13 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.  b.  Employee working in the Saw Building was exposed to 92.21 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  Employee was sampled on August 16, 2022, for 466 minutes, the remaining 14 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.  c.  Employee working in the Saw Building was exposed to 91.08 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighed average.  Employee was sampled on August 16, 2022, for 456 minutes, the remaining 24 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.  d.  Employee working in the Assembly Building was exposed to 91.32 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  Employee was sampled on August 16, 2022, for 457 minutes, the remaining 23 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.  e.  Employee working in the Assembly Building was exposed to 90.63 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  Employee was sampled on August 16, 2022, for 466 minutes, the remaining 14 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,972 · Current $4,226 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 August 16, 2022, a written energy control program was not developed for employees unjamming nails from the Viking Machine while it was energized.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,972 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):   Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   On or about August 16, 2022, procedures were not developed for control of hazardous energy when employees were unjamming nails from the Viking Machine while it was energized.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,972 · Current $4,226 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.  On or about August 16, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees unjamming nails from the Viking Machine were trained on and understood on energy control program.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,972 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i):  Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  On or about August 16, 2022, isolating devices were not attached to the Viking Machine when unjamming jams.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $3,523 Reduced

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  On or about May 18, 2022, a written hazard communication program was not developed to convey the health hazards of wood dust to employees.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii):  Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  On or about May 18, 2022, employees working with and around wood dust were not trained on the occupational health hazards of wood dust to employees.

Issued

Oct 28, 2022

Abate by

Jan 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about May 18, 2022, a safety data sheet for wood was not maintained at the workplace.