OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL SCENIC SERVICES, INC

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 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:  Workshop: On or about November 9, 2022, the employer did not protect the employees from amputation hazards by providing a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut: a)	The employees were exposed to amputation hazards while using a Grizzly G1023RLX saw without a hood. b)	The employees were exposed to amputation hazards while using a Delta tilting arbor saw without a hood .

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Workshop: On or about November 9, 2022, the employer did not protect the employees from struck by hazards by providing a spreader to prevent material from being squeezed between the blade and the fence and then being thrown back on the operator.  a)	The employees were exposed to struck by hazards while using a Grizzly G1023RLX saw without a spreader. b)	The employees were exposed to struck by hazards while using a Delta tilting arbor saw without a spreader.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

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:  Workshop: On or about November 9, 2022, the employer did not protect the employees from struck by hazards by providing non kickback fingers or dogs to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material and thrown back toward the operator. a)	The employees were exposed to struck by hazards while using a Grizzly G1023RLX saw without non kickback fingers or dogs. b)	The employees were exposed to struck by hazards while using a Delta tilting arbor saw without non kickback fingers or dogs.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Abate by

Mar 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,233 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(m)(1): Cutting heads of wood shaper(s) were not enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard so designed so as to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge:  Workshop: On or about November 9, 2022, the employer did not protect the employees from amputation hazards while using the router that was installed in the table extension of the saw.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,233 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  Shop Floor: On or about January 6, 2022, the employer did not ensure that proper access was provided and used by the employees, exposed to fall hazards who were climbing up on the end frame to the third level, approximately 26 feet, of the welded frame scaffold during the construction of the new rack system.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,233 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Shop floor: On or about January 6, 2022, the employer did not protect the employee from a fall hazard of approximately 26 feet when they were welding a section of storage rack while standing on the top rail of the welded frame scaffold.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Abate by

Apr 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $1,786 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:  Shop Floor: On or about January 6, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the employee using the welded frame scaffold to access an elevated area where they were welding and was exposed to fall hazard of approximately 26 feet was trained in the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Abate by

Apr 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  Shop Floor: On or about January 6, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the employee that erected the welded frame scaffold was trained by a competent person to recognize the hazard of providing proper scaffold access when erecting the scaffold.

Issued

Mar 20, 2023

Abate by

May 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4): Modifications or additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:  Workplace: On or about November 9, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the shop-made platform attached to the forklift, used by the employees to reach elevated areas was approved by the manufacturer.