OSHA Inspection: FORESTVILLE BUILDERS & SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.    a) On or about June 1, 2017, the electrical outlets in the 123 W. Main Street building Spray Area were not approved for Class 1, Division 2 locations. Choice Brands Adhesives F-151 is a flammable liquid that was being applied by spray gun in the 123 W. Main Street building Spray Area. The spray adhesive was being applied within 10 feet of the electrical outlets.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    a) On or about May 16, 2017, the employer had not established or implemented a written respiratory protection program for the employees required to wear respiratory protection. Employees spraying adhesives and wood finishing products were required to wear half mask cartridge respirators.    An effective respiratory protection includes, but is not limited to the following:  1. Procedures to provide appropriate respiratory protection for the workplace tasks  2. Employee medical evaluations  3. Employee fit testing procedures for tight fitting respirators  4. Proper respirator usage procedures  5. Procedures and schedules for cleaning, storing and maintaining respirators  6. Schedule for changing respirator cartridges  7. 29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory Protection Appendix D training for employees voluntarily wearing respiratory protection  8. Employee training on the workplace hazards requiring respiratory protection  9. Employee training on the proper usage, maintenance and storage of their respirators  10. Evaluation of the respiratory protection program to ensure effectiveness  11. Designation of a trained program administrator to oversee and evaluate the respiratory protection program

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a) On or about May 16, 2017, employees using half mask cartridge respirators had not been medically evaluated.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a) On or about May 16, 2017, employees required to wear half mask cartridge respirators had not been fit tested.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall 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.    a)  On or about May 16, 2017, the employer has not established an energy control program.    An effective energy control program includes, but is not limited to the following:  1) The development and implementation of a written energy control program   2) The development, documentation and utilization of energy control procedures  3) Training employees servicing and/or maintaining equipment on the energy control procedures to be utilized  4) Compliance enforcement statement  5) Providing the needed hardware to perform the energy control procedures  6) Develop and implement a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures and utilization  7) Train employees not utilizing energy control procedures on the purpose and use of the energy control procedures  8) Develop and implement a procedure to remove energy control devices when the employee who applied the energy control device is not present  9) Documenting employee training and periodic inspections

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  a) On or about May 16, 2017, employees performing equipment cleaning, preventative maintenance, servicing and/or saw blade changing procedures had not received authorized employee energy control training.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): The mention of specific machines in paragraphs (a) thru (q) and this paragraph (r) of this section, inclusive, is not intended to exclude other woodworking machines from the requirement that suitable guards and exhaust hoods be provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation of such machines.    a) Employees were not prevented from accessing the Weeke BPH 007 CNC operating area through an opening between the CNC control panel and wall.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(2): Frequency. Employers shall provide such information and training to employees at the time of initial assignment, and whenever a new exposure to formaldehyde is introduced into the work area. The training shall be repeated at least annually.    a) On or about May 16, 2017, employees using Sherwin-Williams Sher-Wood Fast Dry Vinyl Sealer T67F6 and Sherwin-Williams Sher-Wood Hi-Bild Precat Lacquer T77F57, which contains formaldehyde, had not received formaldehyde specific training.    Effective Formaldehyde employee training includes, but is not limited to the following:  1. Discussion on the contents of the 29 CFR 1910.1048 Formaldehyde standard  2. Discussion on the contents of the safety data sheets for the materials containing formaldehyde  3. A description of the potential health effects associated with exposure to formaldehyde  4. A description of the signs and symptoms associated with exposure to formaldehyde  5. Instructions to immediately report to the employer any adverse signs or symptoms the employee believes related to formaldehyde exposure  6. Description of work tasks where formaldehyde exposure may occur  7. Description of the work practices appropriate to limit exposure to formaldehyde  8. Description of the personal protective equipment appropriate for work tasks involving formaldehyde and the proper usage and care the personal protective equipment  9. Instructions for handling formaldehyde containing materials spills, emergencies and cleanup procedures  10. Description of the engineering controls in place to minimize formaldehyde exposure and how to use the engineering controls

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) On or about May 16, 2017, the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): Employers shall train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013.  a) On or about May 16, 2017, employees had not received training on the new hazard communication label elements and safety data sheet format which complies with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.  a) On or about June 1, 2017, the employer had not implemented a continuing, effective hearing conservation program for the CNC Operator exposed to a 469 minute noise dosage of 60.6% which is equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average noise level of 86.4 dBA.  An effective hearing conservation program includes, but is not limited to the following: 1. Noise monitoring 2. Audiometric testing 3. Providing and usage of hearing protection 4. Training program 5. Provide access and post a copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure 6. Record keeping

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a) On or about May 16, 2017, the employer had not documented a workplace hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  a)  On or about May 16, 2017, the employer had not documented that forklift operators had received the required training or had their forklift operational skills evaluated.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.  a)  On or about May 16, 2017, the air nozzle used for clean the Weeke BPH 007 CNC in the 123 W. Main Street building had a dead-end pressure of 70 to 80 p.s.i.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used: As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.  a)  On or about May 16, 2017, an extension cord was used to provide power to the saw on the Panel Saw in the 123 W. Main Street building.  b) On or about May 16, 2017, an extension cord was used to provide power to the vacuum on the Panel Saw in the 123 W. Main Street building.

Issued

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(2): Initial monitoring. The employer shall identify all employees who may be exposed at or above the action level or at or above the STEL and accurately determine the exposure of each employee so identified.  a)  On or about May 16, 2017, the employer had not evaluated the Spray Finisher's formaldehyde exposure while spraying Sherwin-Williams Sher-Wood Fast Dry Vinyl Sealer T67F6.