OSHA Inspection: REEB MILLWORK CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,795 · Current $4,897 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200M110

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(l) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm, including severe burns, to employees in that employees were exposed to fire, flash fire, deflagration, or explosion hazards from an improperly maintained dust collection system and duct work for combustible wood materials located inside a building :  (a) On or about September 27, 2023:  1) In the 990 and 994, and AKRO CNC Pre-hanging Door, Machine Areas of the Production Area:       (a) The dust collection system's nonmetallic dust collection duct work was not properly grounded.       (b) The dust collection systems flexible duct work was longer than necessary to connect equipment to the dust collection system.      (c) Metal fragments including screws were allowed to enter the dust collection system with no means of separating the metal from              the dust collectors, and no fire or explosion mitigation provisions.  2) In the Woodworking Areas, along the south wall, and in the northeast corner of the Production Area, dust collection systems are located within 20 feet of emergency egress routes and exits.  3) The accumulated wood dust was not removed daily from the dust collector's accumulation bags.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,795 · Current $4,897 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200M110

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) Production Area:  On or about September 27, 2023, in the area where wood doors and components are milled, there was explosive wood dusts accumulating on the floors, walls and elevated horizontal surfaces, including equipment and electrical boxes and cabinets, overhead duct work, conduits and rafters.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E200M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c): 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:  (a) Production Area:  In the area where wood materials are milled, electrical equipment, such as electrical outlet boxes, breaker panels, floor and table fans, shop vacuums, and overhead lighting, were not rated as intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division I location, or safe for a Class II, Division I location.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Apr 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Workplace:  On or about 9-27-2023, employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area, in that they were not familiar with how to access safety data sheets (SDS) in a timely manner.