OSHA Inspection: DUFECK MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $5,018 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(6)(i): Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard.  On or about the first week of February, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Veneer Room; employees removing logs from the Debarker pit outside of the Veneer Room were exposed to potential fall hazards into a dangerous area and were not provided fall protection.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,036 · Current $4,018 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(1): Exit routes must be kept free of explosive or highly flammable furnishings or other decorations.  a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin outside of the CNC Building; a racking system used to store LP cylinders was immediately adjacent to the main building exit.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Aluminum Building; a wooden cylinder storage box was placed within 20 feet of the north exit door.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $5,023 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):   On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin; The employer's developed energy control procedures did not have a specific statement of the procedure's intended use, procedural steps for controlling the hazardous energy, procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout or tagout devices, and specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to verify the effectiveness of the energy control measures.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).  a) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; an employee had affixed a lockout device and tag to the Baker Notcher machine without marking the tag with their identity.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Tumbler Room; an employee had affixed a lockout device and tag to the larger tumbler unit without marking the tag with their identity.   c) On or about February 28, 20323, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; an employee had affixed a lockout device and tag to GoFast ReSaw without marking the tag with their identity.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  On or about February 15, 2023, in a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Ariens Building; employees engaged in servicing and/or maintenance tasks, including but not limited to cleaning tasks that placed them within machine enclosures and/or past machine guarding were not trained in the appropriate energy isolating methods to be performed prior to initiating the task.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  a) On or about February 2, 20223, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with rotating cutting parts when they engaged in machine maintenance activities on the Baker Notcher machine.  The employer did not ensure that the employee implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures. The machine was not deenergized prior to the employee engaging in the servicing / maintenance activity.  b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with rotating cutting parts when they engaged in cleaning activities on the GoFast Resaw. The employer did not ensure that the employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures. The machine was not deenergized prior to the employees engaging in the servicing / maintenance activity.   c)  On or about February 28, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with rotating cutting parts when they engaged in cleaning activities on the GoFast Resaw. The employer did not ensure that the employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures. The machine was not deenergized prior to the employees engaging in the servicing / maintenance activity.   As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $10,046

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin, in the CNC Building; an employee was exposed to potential struck by hazards from the automatic table traversing along the x- and y- axis on the Heian Vertical Milling machine. There was not guarding and/or barriers to prevent access during operation.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin, in the Boiler Room; the unguarded waste conveyor auger was exposed prior to being fed into the boiler exposing employees to a potential pinch point hazard.  c) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin, in the Barrel Building; an employee engaging the clamp hold down on the Baileigh CNC Router Table was exposed to potential pinch point hazards when the clamp was opened and/or closed.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,036 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(a)(9): All belts, pulleys, gears, shafts, and moving parts shall be guarded in accordance with the specific requirements of 1910.219:   a) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Ariens Building; the Crosscut Solutions Cut-off Saw CS18PR46Z - 080208 back panel was removed from the machine frame, exposing employees to potential in-running nip point hazards created by the belt and pulley connected to the electric motor.   b) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Ariens Building; the Crosscut Solutions Cut-off Saw CS18PL4X-080202 back panel was removed from the machine frame, exposing employees to potential in-running nip point hazards created by the belt and pulley connected to the electric motor.  c) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Box Building; the belt and pulley on the motor for the SawStop table saw were not guarded, exposing employees to potential in-running nip point hazards.  d) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Veneer Room; the chain and sprockets on the side opposite the operator's station on the Merritt 4360 Veneer Lathe was not guarded to prevent access to the in-running nip point hazards. The guard in place left access openings over 15 inches from the machine enclosure and/or were severely damaged permitting potential access to the nip point hazards.   e) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Main Cutting Department; unguarded belts and pulleys connected to the motor on the belt conveyor adjacent to the enclosed planer were not guard to prevent potential in-running nip point hazards.  f) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the upstairs unloading area; a pinch hazard created by the belt conveyor and the end roller on the unload conveyor exposed was not guarded.  g) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the CNC Building; the guarded surrounding the belt and pulley on the side of the Porter vertical band saw was pulled away from the saw frame and had large openings that would permit access to the in-running nip points.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(i)(1): All portions of the saw blade shall be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels shall be fully encased. The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid. The front and back of the band wheels shall be either enclosed by solid material or by wire mesh or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal shall be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. Gage No. 20), and the openings shall be not greater than three-eighths inch. Solid material used for this purpose shall be of an equivalent strength and firmness. The guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the upper-saw-wheel guard shall protect the saw blade at the front and outer side. This portion of the guard shall be self-adjusting to raise and lower with the guide. The upper-wheel guard shall be made to conform to the travel of the saw on the wheel:  a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the CNC Building; all portions of the Porter vertical band saw blade were not enclosed or guarded above or below the cutting table creating a potential shear point hazard.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Oct 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): The mention of specific machines in paragraphs (a) thru (q) and this paragraph (r) of this section, inclusive, is not intended to exclude other woodworking machines from the requirement that suitable guards and exhaust hoods be provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation of such machines.  a) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cutting Department; the Extrema Upcut saw, closest to the office, was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cutting Department; the Whirlwind 212L saw, closest to the office, was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.   c) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cutting Department; the Extrema Upcut saw was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.   d) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cutting Department; the Crosscut Solutions Upcut CS18PRH4X saw was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.   e) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cutting Department; the Extrema Upcut saw, closest to the enclosed planer, was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.   f) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; the Crosscut Solutions Upcut CS18PL4X saw was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.   g) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; the Crosscut Solutions Upcut CSI8PR4X  saw was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard created by the rotating saw blade. The adjustable and fixed guarding on the saw would not prevent contact with the rotating saw blade when the upcut function was initiated.  h) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Main Cutting Building; the circular saw blade on the panel saw was not guarded to prevent exposure to the rotating saw blade at the end of the guard enclosure immediately adjacent to the operator station.  i) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin, in the Barrel Building; an employee was exposed to potential entanglement hazards from the rotating cutting tooling underneath the damaged shroud on the Baileigh CNC Router table.  j) On or about February 2, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street Denmark, Wisconsin, in the Ariens Building; the Baker Notcher BN-0 rotating cutting head was not adequately guarded to prevent employee exposure to the shear hazard.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(q)(1): Veneer slicer knives shall be guarded to prevent accidental contact with knife edge, at both front and rear.  At a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Veneer Room; the slicer knife on the Merritt Veneer Lathe 4360 was not guarded to prevent inadvertent access from the operator station during lathe operation.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(q)(2): Veneer clippers shall have automatic feed or shall be provided with a guard which will make it impossible to place a finger or fingers under the knife while feeding or removing the stock.   At a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Veneer Room; the powered veneer clipper was not equipped with guarding to prevent access to the hazardous downward motion of the blade when engaged. The front and back sides of the blade were not guarded adequately and would permit exposure to the downward stroke by the operator.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,026 · Current $3,013 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(a): General requirements. Each employer shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools and equipment used by employees, including tools and equipment which may be furnished by employees:   a) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin, in the Gift Packaging Department; employees working at the 10 staple gun stations utilizing pneumatic Omer staple guns that were mounted upside down on a bracket with the trigger safeties defeated with zip ties were exposed to potential impalement hazards.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cheese Box Area; employee working at the six staple gun stations utilizing pneumatic Omer staple guns that were mounted upside down on a bracket with the trigger safeties defeated with zip ties were exposed to potential impalement hazards.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,036 · Current $4,018 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.  a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the CNC Building; a relocatable power tap (RTP) was daisy chained and left in a pile of dust along the east wall of the facility adjacent to a computer desk, creating a potential fire hazard.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin the Maintenance Shop; two relocatable power taps (RTP) were daisy chained and affixed to a portion of metal conduit with zip ties, creating a potential fire hazard.   c) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in Aluminum Building; a relocatable power tap (RTP) was used to power three potentially high draw appliances, including but not limited to a microwave, refrigerator and a heated water cooler, creating a potential fire hazard.   d) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Cheese Box Area; a metal handibox was connected to flexible cord, being used as a pendant and not permanently affixed to a stable structure.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Aug 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Main Cutting Area; unused openings in the bottom of the electrical disconnect labelled "#3 Disconnect notcher" on the east wall were not effectively closed.   b) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; unused opening in sides on a junction/receptacle box on the east wall behind the Baker notcher machine was not effectively closed.   c) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; an unused opening on the top of an electrical receptacle box on the east wall behind the Baker notcher and/or the GoFast resaws was not effectively closed.   d) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Ariens Building; the cover to a handi-box mounted on the east wall behind the dust collection system was not effectively closed.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Main Cutting Department; the flexible electrical cord powering the Baileigh Sander was pulled away from the fitting, exposing the internal conductors.   b) On or about February 14, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the Ariens Building; the flexible cord powering the dust collection system disconnect was pulled away from the fitting, exposing the internal conductors.   c) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, WI in the CNC Building; the flexible cord powering the Heian vertical milling machine was pulled away from the fitting entering the machine cabinet, exposing the internal conductors.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(g)(2): An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access:   On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the CNC Back Building: The emergency exit access at the northeast corner of the building was 22 inches wide due to the installation of a guardrail and an air filtration system.

Issued

Aug 1, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(6): The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.   a) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Main Pallet Assembly Area; the CAT LP 2F5000, Serial No. AT3531006 forklift was missing the OEM nameplate.   b) On or about February 15, 2023, at a workplace located at 210 Maple Street, Denmark, Wisconsin in the Aluminum Building; the CAT LP 2P5000, Serial No. AT3531042 forklift was missing the OEM nameplate.