OSHA Inspection: R.E.D. CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,857 · Current $4,114 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  On or about May 22, 2024, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards while wearing half-facepiece respirators when working in the stone shop without the employer having an implemented respiratory protection program.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  On or about May 22, 2024, employees were�exposed to�respiratory hazards�while wearing half-facepiece respirators�when working in the stone shop without�having been�medically evaluated.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about May 22, 2024, employees were�exposed to�respiratory hazards�while wearing half-facepiece respirators�when working in the stone shop without having been fit tested before initial use.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,857 · Current $4,114 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.  On or about May 21, 2024, an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while changing the saw blade on a Homag saw without the employer ensuring that control of hazardous energy procedures were developed and utilized.  b. On or about May 17, 2024, employees were exposed to an amputation hazard while changing the saw blades on Altendorf saws without the employer ensuring that control of hazardous energy procedures were developed and utilized.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  On or�about May 21, 2024,�an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while changing the saw blade on a Homag saw without isolating the saw from the energy source.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  a.��On or�about May 21, 2024,�an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while changing the saw blade on a Homag saw without locking out the energy isolating device.  b.  On or�about May 17, 2024,�an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while changing the saw blade on a Altendorf saw without locking out the energy isolating device.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,857 · Current $4,114 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.  On or about May 15, 2024, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when ingoing nip points on the shop-built sander were not guarded.  b.  On or about May 22, 2024, employees were exposed to a caught-in hazards while using a lathe which did not have a chuck guard.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,857 · Current $4,114 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(d)(1):Circular handfed crosscut table saw(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:  On or about May 21, 2024, employees were exposed to an amputation hazard while using an Altendorf saw that did not have a guard enclosing the portion of the blade above the table.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 8, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,857 · Current $4,114 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:  On or about May 15, 2024, an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when the tongue on a bench grinder was not adjusted to within one fourth an inch of the wheel.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,371 · Current $823 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:  On or about May 22, 2024, the employer failed during calendar year 2024, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by March 2, 2024, the establishment employed 74 employees and is classified as 337212 - Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing.