OSHA Inspection: SHOWPLACE WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2018-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw was 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)Showplace Wood Products, Inc. at 1 Enterprise Street, Harrisburg, SD 57032:  On or about and at times prior to December 18, 2017, the employer did not ensure that each employee was protected from amputation hazards regarding the point of operation of the SawStop 10 inch Industrial Cabinet Saw Model # ICS53480 Serial # I074700144 in that, the automatically adjusting hood did not completely enclose the blade on the left side. This condition exposed employees to amputation hazards.     Abatement Note:  This particular saw was being used to cut medium-density fibreboard.  To properly guard the saw:       (a)Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood.       (1)The hood shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.       (2)The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed.       (3)The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage.       (4)The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line.       (b)Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator.       (1)The spreader shall be made of hard tempered steel, or its equivalent, and shall be thinner than the saw kerf.       (2)The spreader shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate stiffness or rigidity to resist any reasonable side thrust or blow tending to bend or throw it out of position.       (3)The spreader shall be attached so that it will remain true in alignment with the saw even when either the saw or table is tilted.(c)Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be 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. They shall be   designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut.