OSHA Inspection: TEWA LLC

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,427 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures:  On or about April 16, 2025, in the byproduct processing area, an employee utilized a screw auger without being retrained as an affected employee after a change in job assignments.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,938 · Current $5,500 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) On or about April 22, 2025, on the east production floor, employees utilized custom table saws with inadequate guarding while engaged in woodworking activities.   b) On or about April 22, 2025, in the maintenance area, employees utilized a chop saw with inadequate guarding while engaged in daily duties.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,448 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(n)(1): Metal guard(s) covering the cutting head(s), and saw(s) if used, were not provided on:  On or about April 22, 2025, on the production floor, employees utilized molding machines without metal guards covering saw blades while engaged in woodworking activities.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,427 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.265(c)(4)(iv): Elevated walk(s) and runway(s), 4 feet or more from floor level, were not provided with a standard railing:  On or about April 16, 2025, in the byproduct processing area, employees accessed a walking working surface without a standard railing while clearing a jam in a horizontal auger.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,938 · Current $5,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.265(c)(20)(v): Exhaust pipes discharged into an unconfined outside pile when uncontrolled fire or explosion hazards were created.   On or about April 16, 2025, on the east side of the facility, employees utilized woodworking machines whose exhaust pipes discharged into unconfined piles while engaged in daily duties.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,469 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  On or about April 22, 2025, on the production floor, employees utilized a molding machine with less than 36 inches of space from the enclosed electrical equipment while engaged in woodworking activities.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,448 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(d)(2): Panelboards, other than the dead front externally-operable type and accessible only to qualified persons, were not mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and/or were not dead front:  On or about April 22, 2025, on Molder #2, employees utilized a control panel inside a molder electrical box through a cut out opening while engaged in woodworking activities.