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OSHA Inspection: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION in 648 SALEM CHURCH ROAD, WELLSTON, OH 45692 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 341143097.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
648 SALEM CHURCH ROAD
City
WELLSTON
State
OH
ZIP
45692
Mailing
P.O. BOX 528, JACKSON, OH 45640
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
321113
Employees
60
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2016
Abate by
Mar 15, 2016
Penalty
Initial $3,400 · Current $1,700 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.   a. Located in the mill at 648 Salem Church Road in Wellston, Ohio: On or about December 28, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a struck by hazard as a result of an unguarded claw arm which lowered logs from the mills incoming chain conveyor to the feed conveyor of the halving saw.     b. Located in the mill at 648 Salem Church Road in Wellston, Ohio: On or about December 28, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to a caught in hazard as a result of two unguarded log positioning rollers at the beginning of the feed conveyor of the halving saw.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1700
  • — Z (S) $3400

1910.265 C18 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 60 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2016
Abate by
Mar 11, 2016
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.265(c)(18)(i): Standards. Construction, operation, and maintenance of conveyors shall be in accordance with American National Standard B20.1-1957, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.  a. Located in the mill at 648 Salem Church Road in Wellston, Ohio: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were unjamming stave bolts from a bolt flipper and descrambler (conveyor) which had unguarded chains and sprockets, exposing employees to caught in and nip point hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3500
  • — Z (S) $7000

1910.265 E02 III C

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2016
Abate by
Mar 11, 2016
Penalty
Initial $5,100 · Current $2,550 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.265(e)(2)(iii)(c): The upper saw of a double circular mill shall be provided with a substantial hood or guard. A screen or other suitable device shall be placed so as to protect the sawyer from flying particles.   a. Located in the mill at 648 Salem Church Road in Wellston, Ohio: On or about December 28, 2015 and at times prior, the halving saw operator and incoming chain conveyor operator were exposed to flying wood chips from a Brewco twin circular halving saw, Model BFH505-14 that did not have a hood or guard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2550
  • — Z (S) $5100

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