OSHA Inspection: DIAZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $7900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) Facility Wide - On or about May 21, 2024, employees required to perform servicing and maintenance tasks were exposed to hazardous electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic energy because energy control procedures were not documented.   (b) Styles and Rails Department - On or about May 21, 2024, employees replacing cutting heads on the tenoning machines were exposed to hazardous electrical and pneumatic energy because they did not utilize energy control procedures.   Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

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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) Spray Department - On or about May 21, 2024, employees were exposed to an amputation hazard because of an unguarded ingoing nip point on the Cefla Finishing Group TLN7 conveyor system.   Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(k)(3): Tenoning machine(s) did not have cutting heads, and saws if used, covered by metal guards which covered at least the unused part of the periphery of the cutting head:   (a) Styles and Rails Department - On or about May 21, 2024, employees operating a Baxter Whitney & Son, Inc. tenoning machine were exposed to amputation hazards because the metal guards did not cover at least the unused part of the periphery of the cutting head.   Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  (a) Panel Blanks Department - On or about May 21, 2024, employees using the glue conveyor were exposed to amputation hazards because the sprocket wheels and chains were not enclosed.   Certification not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $3200.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.242(b): Effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment was not used when compressed air was used for cleaning purposes:  (a) Production Areas - On or about May 21, 2024, employees using compressed air which had been reduced to less than thirty pounds per square inch for cleaning were exposed to struck-by hazards in that air nozzles were not equipped with chip guarding.  Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $3200.00 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) Production Areas - On or about May 21, 2024, employees working in production areas were exposed to electrical hazards in that extension cords were daisy chained into each other before being used to power shop fans and hand-held power tools such as saws, palm sanders, and drills.  Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) Production Areas - On or about May 21, 2024, employees working in production areas were exposed to electrical hazards in that extension cords were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of shop fans, hand-held power tools - Including saws, palm sanders, drills, a refrigerator, a microwave, and speakers.   Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and/or cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:  (a) Maintenance Department - On or about May 21, 2024, employees working in the maintenance department were exposed to electrical hazards because an extension cord was run through a hole in the wall before powering a flashlight and a personal device.   Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords were attached to building surfaces:  (a) Production Areas - On or about May 21, 2024, employees working in production areas were exposed to electrical hazards in that extension cords were affixed to building surfaces before powering shop fans, hand-held power tools - Including saws, palm sanders, drills, a refrigerator, a microwave, and speakers.   Certification Not Required.

Issued

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1613.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i): The establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and the establishment was classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, and the employer did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee by the specified date:  (a) Facility Wide - On or about March 3, 2024, the employer did not report data of work-related injuries and illnesses for 2023 to OSHA via the Injury Tracking Application for the Montrose, PA facility by March 2, 2024.   Certification Not Required.