OSHA Inspection: KRONOSPAN LLC

Issued

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12523.00 · Current $6262.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(15): The employer did not ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling:  (a) On or about 03/08/2023 - MDF finishing department, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 7 to 8 feet while sitting on top of the sander to grease bearings.

Issued

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12523.00 · Current $8768.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) On or about 03/08/2023 - MDF Sander, employees performing greasing operations did not utilize specific procedures to deenergize equipment with electrical and pneumatic sources of energy.

Issued

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $8768.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not receive training in the recognition or 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 03/08/2023 - MDF finishing department, employees engaged in maintenance activities had not received the required authorized employee training.

Issued

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12523.00 · Current $8768.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:   (a) On or about 03/08/2023 - Throughout the facility,  periodic inspections had been performed for equipment such as, but not limited to, the MDF Sander.

Issued

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12523.00 · Current $8768.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) On or about 03/08/2023 and at times prior to - MDF Finishing department, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards between the belt and a sheave when manually rotating a conveyor by hand to grease the pulley bearings.