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OSHA Inspection: KNAUFF BROTHERS LOGGING & LUMBER,INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KNAUFF BROTHERS LOGGING & LUMBER,INC. in 494 HOUSEMAN TOWN ROAD, BAINBRIDGE, OH 45612 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 307961573.

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Site address
494 HOUSEMAN TOWN ROAD
City
BAINBRIDGE
State
OH
ZIP
45612
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
321113
SIC code (legacy)
2421
Employees
20
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

6 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $25.00 Reduced
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 employees
were exposed to:
Employees using chain saws on the green chain line were exposed to the
hazard of being struck
by / cut by the running saw chain upon startup, due to "drop starting" the
saw.
Among others, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard would
be to require that
chain saws be started on the ground, or that they be otherwise firmly
supported or securred
when being started.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $25.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.132 D01 I

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $525.00 · Current $50.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $50.00
  • — Z (S) $525.00

1910.265 C05 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $525.00 · Current $50.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $50.00
  • — Z (S) $525.00

1910.219 C04 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $25.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $25.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

1910.219 E03 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $50.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $50.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.219 F03

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $375.00 · Current $50.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $50.00
  • — Z (S) $375.00

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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 307961573.