OSHA Inspection: C & W CUSTOM TRAILERS INC.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1388.00 Reduced

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)Flooring Area - On or about February 1, 2024 the employer did not ensure walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition, exposing employees to slip and fall hazards.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2350.00 · Current $1179.00 Reduced

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) Building 3 - On or about February 1, 2024, the employer did not install a guard to cover the point of operation on a Central Machinery floor drill press  exposing the operator to caught-in and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3918.00 · Current $1967.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(3):Hand-fed circular ripsaw did not have nonkickback 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.  (a) Building 2 - On or about February 1, 2024  employees use a Bosch 4100XC portable 10-inch table saw that did not have the anti-kickback pawls mounted to the table saw creating a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1388.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4): On offhand grinding machines, work rests were not used to support the work and/or were not kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage.   (a)  Building 3 - On or about February 1, 2024 the employer did not have the tool rest guard adjusted to one eighth inch from the grinding wheels on a dual head 6-inch bench grinder exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2350.00 · Current $1180.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(b)(9):29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch.  (a)  Building 3 - On or about February 1, 2024 the employer did not have the tongue guards adjusted to one fourth inch from the grinding wheels on a dual head 6-inch bench grinder exposing the employee to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1388.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1):Examination. Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations.  (a) Flooring Area - On or about February 1, 2024 the 110 volt outlet had not been inspected to ensure it was free from recognized hazards, exposing the employee to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

2024-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  (a) Flooring Area - On or about February 1, 2024  electrical outlet box did not have a faceplate, exposing the employees to an electrical hazard.