OSHA Inspection: BUILDERS CHOICE LLC

Issued

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3918.00 · Current $2743.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 to employees.  Bay 1: The base plates of the storage racking system were not anchored to the floor to prevent movement. Employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.  Bay 2:  The base plates of the storage racking system were not anchored to the floor to prevent movement. Employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.

Issued

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(A): 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 was protected from falling by a standard guardrail system.  a. Bay 1 Mezzanine:  Employees received materials to be stored from an opening in the guardrail 16 feet above the lower level. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  b. Bay 2 Mezzanine: Employees received materials to be stored from an opening in the guardrail 16 feet above the lower level. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  c. Bay 3 Mezzanine: Employees received materials to be stored from an opening in the guardrail 16 feet above the lower level. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1936.00 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:  Backside of bay 1: The Ryobi drill press used to drill cabinets did not have a chuck guard. Employees were exposed to rotating part hazards.

Issued

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1936.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed 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:   Backside of Bay 1: The Ridgid table saw was operated with a missing automatically adjusting hood. Employees were exposed to laceration hazards.

Issued

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  Backside of Bay 1: The Ridgid table saw was used to make rip cuts without a spreader. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2024-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   a. Frontside of Bay 1: The exit door was blocked by disassembled racking systems and various other materials. Employees were exposed to entrapment hazards.  b. Frontside of Bay 2: The exit door was blocked by pallets of tile and various other materials. Employees were exposed to entrapment hazards.  c. Backside of Bay 2: The exit door was blocked by pallets of cabinet components and various other materials. Employees were exposed to entrapment hazards.   d. Frontside of Bay 3: The exit door was blocked by barrels of fertilizer and various other materials. Employees were exposed to entrapment hazards.