OSHA Inspection: TRADITIONAL WOODWORKS, INC.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:    Mezzanine - The load capacity had not been calculated and posted.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    Buffam Road Location - The employer had not developed a written respiratory program where the use of respirators was required during spray painting operations.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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:   Buffam Road and Commercial Drive Facilities - The employer had not provided medical evaluations to those employees using a half-face cartridge respirator.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and annually thereafter:  Buffam Road and Commercial Drive - Employees using half-face cartridge respirators had never been fit tested.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(vii): The general requirements of this section:  Buffam Raod and Commercial Drive - The employer had not provided training to employees who use half face cartridge respirators.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:    At the Facility - The training for operators of powered industrial trucks did not consist of a combination of formal instruction and practical training.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not netralized, power was not shut off, and brakes set:  Wood Storage Area - The forks of a fork truck had not been lowered when the truck was unattended.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:     At the Facility - Industrial trucks were not examined on a daily basis before being placed into service as evidenced by the broken seat belt.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by rotating parts and/or flying chips:    Production Area - The General International drill press was not equipped with a guard over the rotating chuck.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    Production Area - The three SawStop table saws, used for ripping as well as cross-cutting,  were not equipped with a spreader.

Issued

2014-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Handfed ripsaw(s) did not have were not provided with 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:  Production Area - The three SawStop table saws, used for ripping and cross-cutting, were not provided with anti-kickback fingers.