CHARLESTON, ME —
OSHA Inspection: STILLWATER LUMBER, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of STILLWATER LUMBER, INC. in 125 BACON ROAD, CHARLESTON, ME 04422 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 339060428.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- STILLWATER LUMBER, INC.
- Site address
- 125 BACON ROAD
- City
- CHARLESTON
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04422
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 158, CORINTH, ME 04427
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321113
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact: Sawmill - An employee was not wearing leg protection (chaps) while operating a Solo #694 chainsaw.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1530
- — Z (S) $2040
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires: In the following instances, horizontal shafts were not guarded: a. Sawmill - Green chain b. Planer Mill - Planer out feed conveyor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1530
- — Z (S) $2040
1910.254 D07
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $1,020 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.254(d)(7): Electrode holders. Electrode holders when not in use shall be so placed that they cannot make electrical contact with persons, conducting objects, fuel or compressed gas tank: Sawmill - The ARC welder did not have the welding stick removed fron the holder after welding was proformed by an employee.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1020
- — Z (S) $1360
1910.265 C04 IV
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(iv): Elevated walks. All elevated walks, runways, or platforms, if 4 feet or more from the floor level, shall be provided with a standard railing except on loading or unloading sides of platforms: Sawmill - The debarker operators booth had a platform 5 feet high that did not have the back section guarded with a standard guardrail system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1530
- — Z (S) $2040
1910.265 E01 V
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.265(e)(1)(v): Barriers and warning signs. A barrier shall be provided to prevent employees from entering the space necessary for travel of the carriage, with headblocks fully receded, for the full length and extreme ends of carriage runways. Warning signs shall be posted at possible entry points to this area: Sawmill - In the following locations, employees were not prevented from entering the space necessary for travel of the log carriage: a. Trimsaw Area. b. Generator Room.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.265 E06 I C
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.265(e)(6)(i)(c): Pressure feed rolls and "pineapples" shall be guarded: Planer Mill - The planer did not have the pressure roll and pineapple roll guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidentalcontact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means: Planer Mill - The electrical breaker panel was missing the panel cover exposing employees to live electrical parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- May 20, 2013
- Abate by
- May 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $765 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour: Sawmill - A cylinder of oxygen and acelylene were stored together and not separated by at least 20 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $765
- — Z (S) $1020
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