OSHA Inspection: CHARLES E. LARSON & SONS, INC.

Issued

2023-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $5469.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Saw Department- On or about November 7, 2023, the employer failed to establish a Lockout Tagout Program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any adjustments, cleaning, servicing or maintenance on machines, such as during blade changes on the HEM Horizontal Bandsaws SS-001 and SS-002, where the unexpected energization, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2023-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1562.00 · Current $1093.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation:   a) Forge Shop- On or about October 2, 2023, a recordable injury occurred when an employee was struck by a forklift and received injury to the left knee, hip and lower back.  The description in Column F did not describe the object that caused the injury or all parts of the body that were affected.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.