OSHA Inspection: CHRIS KANAGY

Issued

Oct 24, 2024

Abate by

Dec 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a)  The employer failed to submit certification of abatement within 10 calendar days of the abatement date for Citation 1 Item 2, Citation 1 Item 4, Citation 1 Item 5a, and Citation 1 Item 8.

Issued

Oct 24, 2024

Abate by

Dec 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  a)  The employer failed to submit documentation of abatement within 10 days of the abatement date for Citation 1 Item 7.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  On or about January 11, 2024, the employer failed to ensure employees working from the mat platform approximately 4.5ft above the lower level were protected from fall hazards.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

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 January 11, 2024, the employer did not establish a hazardous energy control program to protect employees from mechanical and/or electrical hazards during maintenance and servicing activities.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(1): The employer failed to comply with the safety requirements of this section related to fire protection, design, maintenance, and use of fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines.  On or about January 6, 2024, the employer allowed the use of an altered Yale electric forklift that did not conform with the minimum safety requirements as per 29 CFR 1910.178.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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:  a) On or about January 11, 2024, one or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect employees from rotating parts (i.e., blade) associated with the Cornell Slab Saw during housekeeping activities.  b) On or about January 11, 2024, one or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect employees from rotating parts (i.e., drill bit) associated with an in-house built two-handheld drill.  c) On or about January 11, 2024, one or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect employees from rotating parts (i.e., drill bit) associated with the Cedar Mill Welding horizontal boring machine.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  The employer did not ensure that pulleys 7ft or less from the floor were guarded and exposed employees to caught-in, pinch point, and rotating part(s) hazards.  a) On or about January 11, 2024, powered transmission pulleys on the Cornell dust collection system were not guarded when less than 7ft or less from the floor.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  On or about January 11, 2024, chain and sprockets on the Cornell conveyor belt less than 7ft above the walking-working surface were not enclosed, such condition exposed employees to hazards associated with rotating parts, caught-in/between, and pinch points.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $2,074

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(v): Elevated platforms used routinely on a daily basis were not equipped with stairways or fixed ladders that complied with subpart D of this part:  On or about January 11, 2024, and times prior, the elevated platform of the edger station was not equipped with a stairway which complied with subpart D "Walking and Working Surfaces" of 29 CFR 1910.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(18)(i): Means were not provided to guard against accidental injury to personnel at conveyor transfer, loading, or discharge point(s):  On or about January 11, 2024, and times prior, the conveyor on the edger station was not guarded against accidental injuries exposing employees to caught-in, nip/pinch-point hazards when handling trims off the sawyer station.

Issued

Jun 5, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that the employer did not ensure the safety of the equipment pursuant to the considerations in sections (i) through (viii) of 29 CR 1910.303(b)(1):  On or about January 11, 2024, an in-house built generator made of a Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine and automobile batteries was not examined to ensure it was free of recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.