OSHA Inspection: JAMES WEIR

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances M102

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) 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 caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees engaged in woodworking operations were exposed to combustible dust explosion, deflagration, and/or other fire hazards from combustible wood dust:   a) Facility-Wide - The employer did not determine the combustibility hazards of wood materials during woodworking operations and failed to conduct a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to identify and document the equipment and areas of the facility where dust fire and explosion hazards exist, on or about October 23, 2023.  b) Cabinet Room - Combustible wood dust was not removed at least daily from indoor enclosureless dust collectors, such as a Central Machinery (Model 45378) and Grizzly Industrial wall mounted (Model G0710), on or about October 23, 2023.  c) Cabinet Room - A Central Machinery (Model 45378) indoor enclosureless dust collector was located directly next to an exit door, on or about October 23, 2023.   d) Facility-Wide - The employer did not provide for effective capture and control of combustible wood dust generated during the operation of woodworking equipment in the Cabinet Room, Sanding Room, and Door Room, on or about October 23, 2023.  e) Outside Dust Collector - Combustible wood dust generated by finishing machines such as a Bridgewood belt sander and Bridgewood planer, traveled through a dust collection system which had no protective measures to detect, suppress, contain and isolate any combustible dust fires and/or explosions that were at risk of occurring in or entering the work area, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances M102

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 were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    a) Cabinet Room - Fugitive combustible wood dust had accumulated on walls, electrical conduit, outlets and normal lighting snap switches, overhead lighting, steel beams and ductwork, and on and around woodworking equipment and dust collection systems, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  b) Sanding Room - Fugitive combustible wood dust had accumulated on walls, electrical conduit, outlets and normal lighting snap switches, overhead lighting and ductwork, storage racks and worktables, and on and around woodworking equipment, and dust collection systems, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  c) Door Room - Fugitive combustible wood dust had accumulated on walls, electrical conduit and outlets, and on and around woodworking equipment, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2): The floor of every workroom was not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:   a) Cabinet Room - Fugitive combustible wood dust had accumulated greater than 1/8th inch in depth on the floor exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  b) Sanding Room - Fugitive combustible wood dust greater than 1/8th inch in depth had accumulated on the floor, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) Cabinet Room - An employee was observed operating a Delta Rockwell 10-inch Unisaw and did not wear safety glasses, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $2,800 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.213(c)(1): Circular hand-fed 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:  a) Cabinet Room - Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while engaged in wood cutting operations utilizing a General table saw (Model 350) that was not guarded, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.213(a)(15): Combs (featherboards) or suitable jigs were not provided at the workplace for use when a standard guard could not be used, as in dadoing, grooving, jointing, moulding, and rabbeting:   a) Cabinet Room - Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while engaged in wood cutting operations, such as dadoing, while utilizing an unguarded Delta Rockwell 10" Unisaw without a comb or featherboard, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed:  a) Cabinet Room - The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of a DeWalt 740 10-inch Powershop radial saw were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade and the device was not self-adjusting to the thickness of the stock being cut, on or about October 23, 2023.  b) Door Room - The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of a DeWalt 740 10-inch Powershop radial saw were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade and the device was not self-adjusting to the thickness of the stock being cut, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:   a) Cabinet Room - The compressed air nozzle used to clean saw dust from a Delta Rockwell 10-inch Unisaw was not reduced to 30 psi and was not equipped with a relief device to reduce the air pressure to less than 30 psi if the nozzle was dead-ended, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,350 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:   a) Sanding Room - A white extension cord used to energize a pedestal fan was series connected (daisy chained) to two additional flexible cords which in turn was plugged into an outlet, exposing employees to fire and electrical hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for fixed wiring of a structure:   a) Sanding Room - A white extension cord was used in lieu of permanent wiring to energize a pedestal fan, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   a) Cabinet Room - A knockout plug was missing on an outlet between the General table saw (Model 350) and Grizzly dust collector exposing employees to combustible dust explosion hazards and electrical shock, on or about October 23, 2023.  b) Sanding Room - The face plate on a 20amp outlet/toggle switch, behind the Bridgewood BW-3S wood shaper, was not effectively closed in that the toggle switch opening was taped over exposing employees to combustible dust explosion hazards and electrical shock, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,350 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:   a) Cabinet Room - At the Bridgewood planer, employees were permitted to perform their woodworking duties while walking and working near and around a conduit fitting that was missing its cover exposing employees to combustible dust explosion hazards and electrical shock, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101

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) Facility-Wide - Employees used woodworking equipment, such as but not limited to, saws, sanders, a wood planer and wood shaper, which generated wood dust (a Class II combustible dust). The facility had general purpose wiring, receptacles, circuit breaker panels, disconnect switch, overhead lighting, a portable radio and fan, etc., which were not approved for Class II locations, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employees were not trained on the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area:   a) Facility-Wide - Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards without having been trained on the physical and health hazards of the combustible dust in their work area, on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Abate by

Oct 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $922 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR  1904.29(a): A log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300A) and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:   a) 350 S. Winding Road, Dover, PA - OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses was not completed for calendar year 2022, on or about on or about October 23, 2023.  b) 350 S. Winding Road, Dover, PA - OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses was not completed for calendar year 2021, on or about on or about October 23, 2023.  c) 350 S. Winding Road, Dover, PA - OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses was not completed for calendar year 2020, on or about on or about October 23, 2023.  d) 350 S. Winding Road, Dover, PA - OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses was not completed for calendar year 2019, on or about on or about October 23, 2023.  e) 350 S. Winding Road, Dover, PA - OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses was not completed for calendar year 2018, on or about on or about October 23, 2023.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.37(b)(7): Each exit sign did not have the word "Exit" in plainly legible letters not less than six inches (15.2 cm) high, with the principal strokes of the letters in the word "Exit" not less than three-fourths of an inch (1.9 cm) wide:  a) Cabinet Room - The letters on the "Exit" sign posted above the designated exit door measured 1.5 inches high, on or about October 23, 2023.  b) Door Room - The letters on the "Exit" sign posted above the designated exit door measured 1.5 inches high, on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:   a) Facility-Wide - The employer did not provide an educational program for all employees to familiarize them with general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting, exposing employees to fire hazard related injuries, on or about on or about October 23, 2023.  No abatement certification or documentation required.