OSHA Inspection: TALLAHATCHIE LUMBER, LLC

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:    (a)   De-barker - During the period March 6 through March 12, 2015 wood chips and saw dust had accumulated around the de-barker and operators station.      (b)  Sawmill, East End - During the period March 6 through March 12, 2015 wood chips and saw dust had accumulated near start button for dust chain.     (c)  Sawmill, East End, South Side - During the period March 6 through March 18, 2015 wood chips and saw dust had accumulated around the tail drum at the lower end of incline dust chain.    (d)  Back of Sawmill - During the period March 6, 2015 through March 18, 2015 excessive wood chips and saw dusts had accumulated below incline chain.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded:    (a) Carriage tracks - On or about March 6 , 2015 a floor hole next to the south rail of track for head saw carriage was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(b)(1)(i): Every wall opening from which there is a drop of more than 4 feet was not guarded by one of the following: rail, roller, picket fence, half door, or equivalent barrier:    (a) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 cross tie/timber wall opening 25' wide at back of mill 6' above ground was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    (a) Saw Mill - On or about March 6, 2015 employee changing chipper blades was exposed to 6' 3.5" fall and was not wearing a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    (a)  Sawmill -  On or about March 6, 2015 the employer had not certified that an assessment of the workplace had been conducted to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 an employee entered a confined dust pit below the head saw and the space had not been evaluated to determine if it is a permit required space.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):    (a) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 the employer's written procedures were guidelines for developing an energy procedure.  The procedure in place did not provide specific procedures for controlling hazardous energy of machinery located in the facility having more than one source of hazardous energy. Employees performed service and maintenance to equipment with multiple types of energy such as, but not limited to:  the head saw and carriage, de-barker and chipper hogs and the employer had not developed specific energy control procedures.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    (a) Sawmill, Trim Saw - On or about March 6, 2015 4" shaft end projecting 31" was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(ii): The unused keyway(s) of projecting shaft end(s) were not filled up or covered:    (a) Sawmill,Trim Saw - On or about March 6, 2015 shaft end with keyway was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o) of this section:    (a)  Sawmill, Front (west end) - During the period March 6, 2015 through March 18, 2015 belts and pulleys on Chipper Hogg were not guarded.    (b)  Sawmill, Back (east end) - During the period March 6, 2015 through March 18, 2015 belts and pulleys on Chipper Hogg were not guarded.    (c)  Sawmill - During the period March 6, 2015 through March 18, 2015 belt and pulleys at slip table were not guarded.    (d)  Sawmill - During the period March 6, 2015 through March 18, 2015 belt and pulleys near head rig were not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    (a)  Mat Shed - On or about March 6, 2015 chains and sprockets on the bump table were not guarded.    (b)  De-barker - On or about March 6, 2015 chains and sprockets on roller out-feed were not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2016 employees were using compressed air to blow saw dust and wood chips.  The operating pressure was 132 p.s.i.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(iv): Elevated walk(s), platform(s) and runway(s), 4 feet or more from floor level, were not provided with a standard railing:    (a) Sawmill, West End - On or about March 6, 2015 platform at top of stairs to chip hopper did not have standard railings in place.    (b) Sawmill, West End - On or about March 6, 2015 employee(s) walked on I-beams 6'3" above floor level, above chip blower without fall protection.    (c) Sawmill - During the period March 6, 2015 through March 18, 2015 there were no guardrails on catwalk platform on incline dust chain at back of mill where incline was greater that 4' above dust pile or ground.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(vi): Walkway(s) and stairway(s), with standard handrails, were not provided where required in elevated and hazardous locations:    (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 guard rail system at floor opening to dust conveyor adjacent to edger was missing a mid-rail and the rail system did not extend the full length of the opening at its east end.  Employees exposed to falling into pit.    (b)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 open walkway at dust chain cleanout pit near trim saw containing dust chain tail drum on west end of mill was not guarded. Employees exposed to falling into pit.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(5)(ii): Stairways were not provided with a standard handrail on at least one side or on any open side:    (a) Sawmill, West End - On or about March 6, 2015 stair to chip hopper with both sides open only had one handrail.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(11): Physical hazard(s) was not marked as specified in 1910.144 of this part:    (a)  Debarker - On or about March 12, 2015 area around debarker and conveyor was not barricaded or posted as a prohibited area.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(d)(2)(i)(d): Sign(s) were not posted prohibiting unauthorized foot or vehicle traffic in log unloading and storage area(s):    (a) Log yard - On or about March 6, 2015 there were no signs posted prohibiting unauthorized foot traffic in log unloading and storage areas.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(e)(1)(v):  A barrier was not 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 were not posted at possible entry points to this area:    (a) Sawmill - On or about March 6 , 2015 barriers and warning signs were not in place to prevent employees from entering travel area of head saw carriage.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(18)(i): Construction, operation, and maintenance of conveyors were not in accordance with American National Standard B20.1-1957.  Pulley(s), sprocket(s), sheave(s), drum(s) and block(s) of conveyor(s) were not arranged to prevent the possibility of injury due to hands or parts of clothing being caught between the belt(s) and pulley(s) or chain(s) and sprocket(s), or cable(s) and sheave(s), drum(s) or block(s):    (a)  Sawmill, The Hole - On or about March 6, 2015 ingoing nip point between belt and roller on edger's red conveyor belt at the hole was not guarded.     (b)  Sawmill, The Hole - On or about March 6, 2015 the spiral roller on conveyor for slabs next to re-saw at the hole was not guarded and the ingoing nip point of its chain drive was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(18)(i): Construction, operation, and maintenance of conveyors were not in accordance with American National Standard B20.1-1957. Convenient means for stopping the motor or engine was not provided at the operator's station:    (a)  Sawmill, The Hole - On or about March 6, 2015 emergency stops for conveyors were not provided.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(21)(ii)(a): Hog mills were not designed and arranged so that from no position on the rim(s) of the chute were the distance(s) to the cutter knives less than 40 inches:     (a)  Sawmill, East End - On or about March 12, 2015 the distance from rim of chute to blades was 25" on chipper hog at back of mill.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(c)(21)(ii)(c): Employee(s) feeding unguarded hog mill(s) were not provided with safety belts and lines:    (a)  Sawmill, East End - On or about March 12, 2015 employee(s) required to feed spillage into unguarded chipper hog were not provided a tethered safety belt.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.265(d)(4)(i): Rotary barking device(s) were not guarded to protect employees from flying chips, bark, and other extraneous material:    (a)  Debarker - On or about March 12, 2015 expanded metal screen used to protect operator from flying bark and chips had a large opening on it.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(e)(2)(ii)(c): Bandsaw wheel(s) were not completely encased or guarded     (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 head saw's upper wheel was not completely encased or guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.265(e)(3)(i): Band resaws. Band resaws shall meet the specifications for band head saws as required by paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section.    (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 resaw wheels were not completely encased or guarded.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employer did not ensure through examination the safety of the equipment:    (a) Sawmill, East End - On or about March 12, 2015 conductors entering weather head supplying power to chipper at back of mill were installed where the could make contact with sharp edge of an I-beam.    (b) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 wires entering trim saw control box did not have strain relief.    (c) De-barker - On or about March 12, 2015 electrical conduit was broken.    (e) Sawmill, East End - On or about March 12, 2015 electrical conduit was not joined in continuous length.    (g) Sawmill, East End - On or about March 18, 2015 junction box for conveyor motor drive at top of incline dust conveyor was not mounted.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    (a) De-Barker - On or about March 6, 2015 space in front of electrical panels and boxes was used for storage.    (b) Back of Mill - On or about March 12, 2015 space around electrical box with weather head had sawdust and chips stored around it.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 a written hazard communication program was not in place.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  (a)  Matt Shed - On or about March 6, 2015 a propane tank was not labeled.  (b)  Near Dip Tank - On or about March 6, 2015 a diesel fueling tank was not labeled.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:    (a)  Matt Shed - On or about March 6, 2015 a propane storage tank was not labeled.  (b)  Near Dip Tank - On or about March 6, 2015 a diesel fueling tank was not labeled.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $28,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    (a) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 employee was inside dust pit below head rig and carriage to clean sawdust off walls and lubricate unguarded dust chain conveyor. The unguarded conveyor inside the pit was running and the head saw and carriage were not locked out.    (b) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 employees were changing the blades on front chipper hog and the power was not tagged out.    (c)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, employee was observed standing on conveyor performing cleanup next to edger with unguarded belt and pulleys and the conveyor and edger were not lockout out.    (d) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 employees were observed cleaning around saws, unguarded belts and pulleys of motor drives and the equipment was not locked out.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:    (a) Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 the employer did not certify that energy control training had been accomplished and kept up to day.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    (a) Debarker - On or about March 6, 2015 fire extinguisher available for use was last inspected in November of 2013.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    (a)  Sawmill - On or about March 6, 2015 employee used a portable lamp to illuminate dust pit below head saw and the lamp is a two wire type that does not have a ground wire.

Issued

Aug 28, 2015

Abate by

Oct 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    (a) Sawmill, East End - On or about March 18, 2015 junction box on conveyor drive motor did not have a cover.