OSHA Inspection: FOREST SERVICE, MIDDLE FORK R.D.

Issued

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(c):     Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion or pest harborage:    (a) Employees were potentially exposed to serious injury from the storage of chain saws without blade covers in the middle of the floor of the engineering room in the warehouse. Located at the Middle Fork Ranger District in Westfir, Oregon.

Issued

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):     The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    (a) Employees were potentially exposed to serious injury from an electrical outlet with an open ground. The outlet was located in the bathroom of the house at the southernmost end of the Middle Fork Ranger District Compound.

Issued

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):   Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:  (a) Employees were potentially exposed to serious injury from the use of the Bosch Model 1961 bench grinder without a work rest in place. The grinder was located in the recreation section of the warehouse at the Middle Fork Ranger District in Westfir, Oregon.

Issued

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 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) On or about March 26, 2013 the inspection revealed that flexible cords were being used as a substitute for permanent wiring at the battery storage shed at the Middle Fork Ranger District Compound.

Issued

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and/or cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:  (a) On or about March 26, 2013 the inspection revealed a flexible cord that was run through the wall of the battery charging shed at the Middle Fork Ranger District compound.