OSHA Inspection: GRIFFIN LUMBER CO., INC.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2618.00 · Current $2618.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:   A) By planning room, on or about August 19, 2015, the open sided floor by the lumber conveyor did not have an intermediate rail, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet 6 inches.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $3080.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:   A)  Grinding room, on or about July 23, 2015, the tool rest on a Nesco bench grinder was 3/4 of an inch away from the grinding wheel, exposing an employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2015-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:   A) Grinding room, on or about July 23, 2015, a Nesco bench grinder did not have a tongue guard over the grinding wheel and the safety guard peripheral member at the top was approximately one inch from the grinding wheel, exposing an employee to a struck-by hazard.