OSHA Inspection: FOSTER CUSTOM WOODWORKS, INC.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section 5(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees, in that employees were exposed to being struck by flying shrapnel from the rupture of pressurized NSF PVC (polyvinyl chloride) piping intended for drinking water and not compressed air at 85 to 90 psig.    (a) Throughout the Foster Custom Woodworks, Inc. Production Shop - On or about 5/27/2015, employees were exposed to being struck by flying shards of PVC piping which was being used to supply compressed air to nail gun work stations from the Ingersoll-Rand Model 2475 air compressor.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    (a) Throughout the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees were exposed to injuries from dust explosions due to accumulations of Class II, Group G, explosive wood dust on wall-mounted duplex outlets, conductors and electrical equipment boxes; on horizontal shelving, on bar-joists in the A-frame ceiling; on top of fluorescent light fixtures; on horizontal surfaces of fixed and mobile equipment; on fire extinguishers, etc.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floors of every workroom were not maintained in a clean condition:  (a) Throughout the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees making cabinetry parts were exposed to injuries from dust explosions due to the accumulations of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) dust, a Class II, Group G, explosive wood dust, at depths greater than 1/8 inch on floor surfaces and around the base(s) of machines and equipment due to poor housekeeping.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 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:    (a) Foster Custom Woodworks Inc. Painting Room - On or about May 21, 2015, employee(s) spray-finishing cabinets with SureFlow General Purpose Thinner, Sherwin-Williams ProMar B44 WT1 Lacquer, and other coatings, while using a 3M half-facemask respirator with organic vapor chemical cartridges, were not afforded the respiratory protections required by this standard, i.e., there was no established & written Respiratory Protection Program; there were no Medical Evaluations; no Fit Testing; no schedule or procedures for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding or maintaining respirators; no employee training; and no procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) At Southwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the new Power-Matic Model 64A Table Saw, S/N 403047517, for cross-cutting and ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of 3/4 inch hardwood core, D-3 Birch plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for drawer fronts were exposed to injuries due to the absence of a guard-device or hood over the saw blade.    (b) At Northwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the old Delta Table Saw, S/N 95C97552, for ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for drawer fronts were exposed to injuries due to the absence of a guard-device or hood over the saw blade.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) At Southwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the new Power-Matic Model 64A Table Saw, S/N 403047517, for cross-cutting and ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of 3/4 inch hardwood core, D-3 Birch plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for drawer fronts were exposed to injuries due to the absence of a spreader-device beyond the saw blade.  (b) At Northwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the old Delta Table Saw, S/N 95C97552, for ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for drawer fronts were exposed to injuries due to the absence of a spreader-device beyond the saw blade.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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) At Southwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the new Power-Matic Model 64A Table Saw, S/N 403047517, for cross-cutting and ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of 3/4 inch hardwood core, D-3 Birch plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for drawer fronts were exposed to injuries due to the absence of non-kickback fingers beyond the saw blade.  (b) At Northwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the old Delta Table Saw, S/N 95C97552, for ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for drawer fronts were exposed to injuries due to the absence of non-kickback fingers beyond the saw blade.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by approved cabinets of other forms of approved enclosures, or other means listed under this provision:    (a) Hardware Shipping & Receiving Area at East end of Shop -  On or about May 21, 2015 employees were exposed to electrical shock due to the cover missing off the Amerock Door Drilling Machine's electrical junction box. (corrected)    (b) Prep/Sanding Area - On or about May 21, 2015 employees were exposed to electrical shock due to faceplates missing from two (2) duplex outlets. (corrected).    (c) Southeast corner of Production Room - On or about May 21, 2015 employees were exposed to electrical shock due to two (2) circuit-breakers missing from slots #33 & #38 inside the Square D 200 Amp Disconnect Panel.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(C)(5): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment that could have become energized were not grounded under the following condition(s) listed in (C) of this paragraph, i.e., (5) cord- and plug-connected appliances used in damp or wet locations, or by employees standing on the ground or on metal floors or working inside of metal tanks or boilers:    (a) Southeast corner of Production Shop - On or about May 21, 2015 employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard due to the grounding prong missing from the cord/plug of a round orange 100 foot AWG 16-3 extension cord supplying current to the NorthTech Dust Collector for the JET Sander.    (b) Northeast corner of Production Shop - On or about May 27, 2015 employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard due to the grounding prong missing from the cord/plug of the Delta ShopMaster Dust Collector (motor), Model AP-400, which was used with the door-clamp fixture.    (c) Southeast corner of Production Shop - On or about May 27, 2015 employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard due to the grounding prong missing from the cord/plug supplying current to the NorthTech Edge Belt Sander's motor.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

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) Through the Foster Custom Woodworks Inc. Facility - On or about 5/21/2015 employees were exposed to electrical fires due to the use of the following flexible cords and cables, i.e., extension cords, being used as a substitute for fixed wiring of the structure in the following locations:    (1) Center of Shop - the Ritter 13-Hole Line Borer was connected to power via an orange 2 foot long 3-way extension cord;  (2) East end of Shop - the JET Sander's NorthTech Dust Collector was being powered via an orange 100 foot long AWG 16-3 extension cord;   (3) At the Prep, Puddy & Sanding Table - Several extension cords were plugged into the duplex outlet on North side of this table; black light is one of the appliances used here;  (4) Center of Shop, on South side of work table, and just west of the yellow band-saw, there was a multi-tap outlet strip connected to power via an overhead suspended orange extension cord, etc.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    (a) At Southwest corner of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the new Power-Matic Model 64A Table Saw, S/N 403047517, for cross-cutting and ripping 4 by 8 foot sheets of 3/4 inch plywood and/or Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) were exposed to injuries due to the saw's cord having been spliced with a longer cord.    (b) At East end of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the North-Tech Edge Belt Sander were exposed to injury due to the power supply cord having been spliced.    (c) At West end of the Production "Shop" Area - On or about 5/21/2015 employees using the Ingersoll Rand Model 2475 Air Compressor, S/N 5007533, were exposed to injury due to its power supply cord having been spliced to an orange flexible cord.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location.  Neither was the equipment approved for the class of location and for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust or fiber that would be present:    (a) Throughout the Foster Custom Woodworks, Inc. facility - On or about May 21-27, 2015 employees engaged in cabinet making, i.e., machining combustible Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), were exposed to fire and explosion hazards due to electrical equipment and wiring in the following areas not being dust-tight, ignition-proof (i.e., dust ignitionproof) and approved for Class II, Division 1 & 2, Group G combustible dust locations, in that general purpose wiring components and lighting were used throughout, e.g.:     (1) NEMA 1 general purpose duplex outlets and outlet boxes, without faceplates, were mounted on the walls and work tables;  (2) Conductor openings in junction boxes, disconnect panels, Phase-A-Matic Phase Converter, etc. were not sealed whether conductors were present or not;  (3) The Amerock Door Drilling (Hinge) Machine's junction box had no cover;  (4) Wiring to/from the electrical box on back side of the Jet 36 inch wide Belt Sander had unsealed openings, and was not approved for a Class II, Division 1 location;  (5) The fluorescent lighting fixtures in the Production Shop were not approved for a Class II, Division 1 or 2 locations.    (b) Throughout the Foster Custom Woodworks, Inc. Paint Room - On or about May 21-27, 2015 employees engaged in cabinetry finishing operations, where volatile flammable liquids were being handled and sprayed, were exposed to fire and explosion hazards due to the presence of the following general purpose wiring components and electrical equipment which were not explosionproof and approved for Class I, Division 1, Group D, locations in that:   (1) The plastic exhaust fan in the Paint Room window was not explosionproof, nor approved for Class I, Division 1 & 2 locations, and  (2) The fluorescent lighting fixtures and wall outlets in the Paint Room were not explosionproof , nor approved for Class I, Division 1 & 2 locations.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled equipment was not installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing and labeling.  (a) East end of the Foster Custom Woodworks Inc. Production Shop - On or about 5/27/2015, employees were exposed to injury due to the incorrect use of AWG 10-3 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (type NM) to connect the following pieces of equipment to power in a combustible-dust hazardous location, contrary to the listing instructions given in the National Electric Code, Article 336-4(a)(9):  (1) the NorthTech Edge Belt Sander, and  (2) the Williams & Hussey Molder.

Issued

2015-10-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a) In the Middle of the Production Shop, on work table south of old table saw: On or about 5/27/2015, employees using the DeWalt W708 Miter Saw, S/N 30638, were exposed to broken strain-relief at the rear of the saw.