Inspection Type |
Referral
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Health
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Close Conference |
2017-03-15
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Case Closed |
2018-02-02
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Related Activity
Type |
Referral |
Activity Nr |
1196306 |
Health |
Yes |
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Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
1217172 |
Health |
Yes |
|
Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
1214560 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100107 C06 |
Issuance Date |
2017-05-12 |
Abatement Due Date |
2017-12-31 |
Current Penalty |
2280.0 |
Initial Penalty |
3802.0 |
Final Order |
2017-06-01 |
Nr Instances |
6 |
Nr Exposed |
10 |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations: a. On or about March 15, 2017, Primer Area, multiple fluorescent lights within 8 feet of the spraying area were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations, exposing the employees to fire hazards. b. On or about March 15, 2017, Primer Area, the electrical disconnect switch used to turn on the booth ventilation system was within 6 feet of the spraying area and was not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations, exposing the employees to fire hazards. c. On or about March 15, 2017, Primer Area, an electrical receptacle box mounted below a worktable was within 13 feet of the spraying area and was not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations, exposing the employees to fire hazards. d. On or about March 15, 2017, Finish Area, multiple fluorescent lights within 12 feet of the spraying area were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations, exposing the employees to fire hazards. e. On or about March 15, 2017, Finish Area, the electrical switch used to turn on the booth ventilation system was within 7 feet of the spraying area and was not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations, exposing the employees to fire hazards. f. On or about March 15, 2017, Finish Area, an electrical receptacle box mounted on the wall fan was within 15 feet of the spraying area and was not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations, exposing the employees to fire hazards. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
Issuance Date |
2017-05-12 |
Current Penalty |
2280.0 |
Initial Penalty |
3802.0 |
Final Order |
2017-06-01 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a. On or about March 15, 2017, spray painters were required to wear respirators while spray painting products with primer and finisher inside the spray areas and the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that addressed the worksite-specific procedures such as but not limited to employee medical evaluations, fit testing, and training on the use, maintenance and care of the respirator. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2017-05-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2017-06-01 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a: On or about March 15, 2017, spray painters who were required to wear NIOSH approved half-face respirators while spray painting products in the primer and finishing spray areas had not been provided with medical evaluations prior to wearing the respirators. |
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Citation ID |
01002C |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100134 F01 |
Issuance Date |
2017-05-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2017-06-01 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): a. On or about March 15, 2017, spray painters who were required to wear NIOSH approved half-face respirators while spray painting products in the primer and finisher spray areas had not been fit tested prior to initial use of the respirators. |
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Citation ID |
01002D |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100134 K03 |
Issuance Date |
2017-05-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2017-06-01 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: a. On or about March 15, 2017, spray painters who were required to wear NIOSH approved half-face respirators while spray painting products in the primer and finishing spray areas had not received respirator training. |
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Inspection Type |
Planned
|
Scope |
Complete
|
Safety/Health |
Safety
|
Close Conference |
2017-03-02
|
Emphasis |
L: FORKLIFT, N: AMPUTATE, P: AMPUTATE
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Case Closed |
2018-02-02
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Related Activity
Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
1217100 |
Health |
Yes |
|
Type |
Referral |
Activity Nr |
1196306 |
Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Abatement Due Date |
2017-08-01 |
Current Penalty |
3139.4 |
Initial Penalty |
4310.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
32 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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 a. On or about February 28, 2017, throughout the manufacturing spaces in the facility, the employer used Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe to provide compressed air, with a measured air pressure of 125 pounds per square inch (psi), delivered to twenty (20) hose connection stations used for the operation of portable hand tools and woodworking type machinery. The PVC pipe was not approved for use with compressed air and exposed employees to laceration and puncture hazards in the event that the pipe shattered or failed. |
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Citation ID |
01002 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100147 C01 |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Current Penalty |
3137.0 |
Initial Penalty |
5387.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures, 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: a. On or about February 28, 2017, at the facility, Woodlane Cabinet Company did not have an established program consisting of an energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for machines or equipment; such as but not limited to: edge banders, saws, shapers, planers, jointers, bandsaws and other similar equipment, thereby exposing employees to unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy hazards. |
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Citation ID |
01003A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100213 C01 |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Current Penalty |
3137.0 |
Initial Penalty |
5387.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
32 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a. On or about February 28, 2017, in the Production Building, Front Area, the hood guard on the Grizzly brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent the operator's hands from entering the cutting blade area, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards. b. On or about March 1, 2017, in the Production Building, Back Area, the hood guard on the Delta brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent the operator's hands from entering the cutting blade area, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards. |
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Citation ID |
01003B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100213 C02 |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
32 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a. On or about February 28, 2017, in the Production Building, Front Area, the spreader on the Grizzly brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards. b. On or about March 1, 2017, in the Production Building, Back Area, the spreader on the Delta brand 10-inch table saw was missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards. |
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Citation ID |
01003C |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100213 C03 |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
32 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a. On or about February 28, 2017, in the Production Building, Front Area, the non kickback fingers or dogs on the Grizzly brand 10-inch table saw were missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards. b. On or about March 1, 2017, in the Production Building, Back Area, the non kickback fingers or dogs on the Delta brand 10-inch table saw were missing and did not prevent material from being thrown back on the operator who was exposed to struck-by hazards. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100178 L01 I |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
32 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a. Facility Wide, on or about February 28, 2017, employees were required to operate fork lift trucks without first receiving operator training and evaluation, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2017-04-04 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
605.0 |
Final Order |
2017-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
32 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a. On or about February 28, 2017, at the facility, Woodlane Cabinet Company did not have a written hazard communication program and allowed employees to use, store, and work in the presence of hazardous chemicals such as, but limited to paints, thinners, and stains, thereby exposing these employees to physical injury and health hazards. |
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