OSHA Inspection: HOSPITALITY WOODWORKS, LLC

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,705

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) Paint Area: On or about 1/23/19, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees performing tasks such as painting to fire hazards, in that the emergency exit door was locked.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

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) Hospitality Woodworks, Woodworking Shop: On or about January 28, 2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that the Delta RT-20 table saw was unguarded as employees used the machine to cut wood to construct furniture and other products.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(j)(3): Hand-fed jointer(s) with horizontal cutting head(s) did not have automatic guard(s) which automatically adjusted to cover the unused portion of the head and/or remained in contact with the material at all times:  a) Hospitality Woodworks, Woodworking Shop: On or about January 28, 2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that the guard on the Ironwood JT400 jointer did not automatically adjust to cover the unused cutting head as employees used the machine to prepare wood boards for furniture construction.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Paint Area: On or about 1/23/19, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to a respiratory hazard, in that medical evaluations were not provided to employees prior to wearing 3M tight fitting half-face respirators.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    (a) Paint Area: On or about 1/23/19, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to a respiratory hazard, in that annual FIT test were not provided to employees prior to wearing 3M tight fitting half-face respirators.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a) Hospitality Woodworks: On or about January 28, 2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that the employer did not create or implement a forklift training program for employees operating the forklift to transport furniture and other materials.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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   a). Paint Area: On or about 1/23/19, the employees were exposed to chemical hazards, in that a written hazard communication program was not implemented to employees handling hazardous chemicals such as Wood Classic paint.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the  safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   Paint Area: On or about 1/23/19, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that training on safety data sheets (SDS) was not provided to employees while assigned to work with hazardous chemicals such as Wood Classic paint.