OSHA Inspection: GLENWOOD KITCHEN, USA, INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2024

Abate by

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $4,516 Reduced

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:   657 Patriots Road, Templeton, MA:  On and before August 19, 2024, the employer had not established an energy control program to protect employees and outside contractors who performed maintenance and servicing activities on company machinery. *Abatement Notes:  Energy control procedures are required to be  documented for all multiple-energy source machines including the Pistorius upcut saw machine. Energy control training is required to be documented and provided for all employees who are, or may be, in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized. A periodic inspection shall include the following elements:  - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies during an energy control task - A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use - Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections *Abatement notes are intended only to provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Abatement notes do not create (or diminish) legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Issued

Sep 19, 2024

Abate by

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: 657 Patriots Road, Templeton, MA:  On and before August 19, 2024, employees did not isolate and lock out machines when they performed maintenance and servicing activities.   Instance a - the primary maintenance employee only turned off the light-switch-type toggle switch when servicing the Pistorius Upcut saw.  Instance b - an employee was observed during walk around inspection cleaning out the Walker Turner table saw with hand inside the below-table saw guard without the electrical energy being isolated or locked out.

Issued

Sep 19, 2024

Abate by

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $3,227 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(b)(3):  Provisions were not made to prevent woodworking machine(s) from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure: 657 Patriots Road, Templeton, MA:  On and before August 19, 2024, the Walker Turner table saw had no operational device or mechanism that would prevent it from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after a power failure.

Issued

Sep 19, 2024

Abate by

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback 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:  657 Patriots Road, Templeton, MA:  On and before August 19, 2024, the Walker Turner and other table saws had no non kickback fingers or dogs to prevent material being cut being thrown back toward the operator.