HUXFORD, AL —
OSHA Inspection: HUXFORD POLE & TIMBER CO., INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of HUXFORD POLE & TIMBER CO., INC. in HWY 21, HUXFORD, AL 36543 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304836273.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HUXFORD POLE & TIMBER CO., INC.
- Site address
- HWY 21
- City
- HUXFORD
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36543
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 69, HUXFORD, AL 36543
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2491
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being struck-by falling fuel (shredded bark) and engulfed while manually moving the fuel from a large pile in to a floor conveyor. (a)On or about January 21, 2002, an employee working alone in the Fuel House was exposed to being struck and engulfed by falling fuel (shredded bark). While moving fuel with a pitch fork into the floor conveyor, the employee was knocked down and covered by fuel that had broken loose from the top of the 18 foot fuel pile accumulated along the back wall of the Fuel House. Among others, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to develop written operating/safety procedures for working in the Fuel House that include: 1) Regularly knocking down the top of the fuel from the back and side walls and 2) keeping the fuel further back from both sides of the floor conveyor so there is at least 8 to 10 feet clearance down the center of the Fuel House.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $4900.00
- — I (S) $4900.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.145 C02 I
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2002
- Abate by
- May 28, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $525.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 304836273.
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