OSHA Inspection: HOMELAND OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INC.

Issued

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    This violation was most recently observed on or about February 5, 2014, when an employee was observed operating a powered industrial truck without wearing the seatbelt.

Issued

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck, the employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed training consist of a combination of formal instruction, practical training, and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:    This violation was discovered on or about February 5, 2014, when the employer allowed employees to operate powered industrial trucks without first being trained and evaluated.

Issued

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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:    This violation was discovered on or about February 5, 2014, when the employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures to include but not limited to employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulleys, when any parts of were seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, were not guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:    This violation was observed on or about February 5, 2014, when the employer did not ensure that employees, who worked on or near the Wellsaw, metal cutting band saw, were protected from contacting the rotating pulleys.

Issued

2014-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:    This violation was observed on or about February 5, 2014, when the employer did not ensure that the vertical belt to the Wellsaw, metal band saw, was enclosed to protect employees from contacting ingoing nip points.