OSHA Inspection: BIG RED SAWMILL AND FIREWOOD, INC.

Issued

2018-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1):  The employer did not ensure that non-working portion(s) of the blade of band saw(s) were  enclosed or guarded:  The employer is failing to protect employees from amputation hazards associated with using a band saw.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection on March 13, 2018 of the facility located at 542 N. 8th Road, Palmyra, NE where the employer has employees using the inadequately guarded band saw to cut kindling.

Issued

2018-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):                                                         The employer is failing to protect employees from amputation hazards associated with working on equipment that requires the application of lockout without having developed a lockout and/or tag out program.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection on March 13, 2018 of the facility located at 542 N. 8th Road, Palmyra, NE where the employer has employees changing blades and servicing the planer without having developed lockout and/or tag out program as means of managing, training and providing procedures to prevent injuries.

Issued

2018-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards associated with using cleaning and lubricating agents without having developed a written HAZCOM program.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection on March 13, 2018 of the facility located at 542 N. 8th Road, Palmyra, NE where the employer has employees greasing the equipment and cleaning the shop using over the counter grease and cleaning agents without having developed a HAZCOM program that outlines the methods of use, storage and a chemical inventory list.