PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI · 2013-10-03 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: BENNETT HARDWOODS, INCORPORATED

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2013-10-03 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BENNETT HARDWOODS, INCORPORATED in 810 E. MCLEOD ST, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI 53821 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 339425001.

What this inspection record means

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: BENNETT HARDWOODS, INCORPORATED
Site address: 810 E. MCLEOD ST
City: PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
State: WI
ZIP: 53821
Mailing: P. O. BOX 87, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI 53821

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2013-10-03 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2013-10-23 00:00:00
Case closed: 2014-08-07 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-08-02 00:19:54

Establishment context

NAICS code: 321113
Employees: 27
Ownership type: A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1903.19 C01

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 7 exposed

Issued: Feb 28, 2014
Abate by: Mar 10, 2014
Penalty: Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  The employer failed to certify that the trim saw was guarded by baffles protecting tehg operator from flying debris.

Recent events (2)

2014-08-07 00:00:00 · I (O) $0
2014-02-28 00:00:00 · Z (O) $700

1910.95 C01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 18, 2013
Abate by: Feb 10, 2014
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer had not administered a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent:    On or about October 23, 2013, the employer had not administered a hearing conservation program for employees who were exposed to occupational noise above 85 dBA in that the Trim Saw Operator was exposed to 89.9 dBA time weighted average.  The employee was sampled for 433 minutes, and the remaining 47 minutes was calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.

Recent events (2)

2014-01-10 00:00:00 · I (S) $1900
2013-12-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $3500

1910.265 C20 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 18, 2013
Abate by: Feb 10, 2014
Penalty: Initial $3,500 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(20)(ii):  Mills containing one or more machines that created dust, shavings, chips, or slivers during a period of time equal to or greater than one-fourth of the working day, were not equipped with a collecting system of sufficient capacity to enable it to remove such refuse from immediate vicinities of machines and work areas:    On or about October 3, 2013, the dust collection system above the Trim Saw did not have a sufficient capacity so as to enable it to remove wood dust from the immediate vicinity of the saw.

Recent events (2)

2014-01-10 00:00:00 · I (S) $1900
2013-12-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $3500

1910.265 E04 II A

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Dec 18, 2013
Abate by: Feb 10, 2014
Penalty: Initial $2,100 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(e)(4)(ii)(a): Trimmer saws were not guarded in front by adequate baffles to protect against flying debris and they shall be securely bolted to a substantial frame:    On or about October 3, 2013, the trim saw was not guarded by baffles to protect the operator from flying debris generated by cutting operations.

Recent events (2)

2014-01-10 00:00:00 · I (S) $1200
2013-12-18 00:00:00 · Z (S) $2100

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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 339425001.

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