Harden Furniture Faces OSHA Violations

October 20, 2015  by in Industry, Legal   

The agency proposed penalties of $106,200 for the violations.

The citations include failure to guard saws and woodworking machinery; fall hazards from unguarded floors and platforms, missing railings and unsafe ladders; obstructed and inadequately lit and marked exit routes; deposits of combustible residue; inadequate safeguards for employees working in confined spaces; deficient safeguards to prevent the unintended startup of machinery; and ungrounded electrical equipment.

"Employees at the McConnellsville, (N.Y.) plant face the hazards of amputation, falls, fire, electric shock or being caught in unexpectedly activated machinery,” said Christopher Adams, OSHA area director. “These are hazards commonly associated with woodworking machinery and manufacturing, and they are hazards that can easily be prevented by an employer. Harden Furniture must take effective corrective action to eliminate these hazardous conditions."

The manufacturing has 15 business days to comply, to request a conference with OSHA or to contest the citations.