OSHA Inspection: BERLIN GARDENS, LLC

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12307.00 · Current $7384.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):  Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a.  On or about December 17, 2021, the employer did not provide sufficient guarding to protect an employee who operated the Pillar Machine, Model: HPMT-96, Serial # PM-011-020-HPMT-96, when their finger was inadvertently caught-in between the back fence and working surface as a result.

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10256.00 · Current $6154.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(i):  Point of operation is the area on a machine where work is actually performed upon the material being processed.  a.  On or before December 17, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation was protected when employees conducted the mortise and tenon activity to the poly rail and stile material.  The employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard at the point of operation as a result.