OSHA Inspection: TELFAIR FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Sep 1, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $8,729 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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:    a)    At the Pellet Mill warehouse and throughout the Lumber City sawmill: On April 13, 2016 and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from the operation of heavy equipment in an area occupied by pedestrian workers.

Issued

Sep 1, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,365 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):       a)    At the Lumber City sawmill: On April 14, 2016 and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to hazards not limited to struck-by, in that an LPG-powered forklift operator was not trained to operate forklifts.

Issued

Sep 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(E): Refresher training was not provided to forklift operators after a condition changed that affected safe operation of the truck:   a)   At the Amercord facility in Lumber City: On or about April 14, 2016 and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to hazards not limited to tip-over and crush-by, in that LPG-powered forklift operators were not refresher trained prior to operating inside the poorly illuminated storage warehouse which included numerous unprotected drainage channels.

Issued

Sep 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $6,111 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(21)(i): Whole-log chippers. The feed system to the chipper was not arranged so the operator does not stand in direct line with the chipper spout (hopper). The chipper spout was not enclosed to a height of not less than 36 inches from the floor or the operator's platform. A safety belt and lifeline short enough to prevent workers from falling into the chipper was not worn by workmen when working at or near the spout unless the spout is guarded:     a)    At the whole-log chipper in the Lumber City sawmill: On or about April 14, 2016 and times prior thereto, employees on the hopper-feed platform were exposed to hazards not limited to amputations, in that the spout was not at least 36 in. above the operator platform as employees worked at or near the hopper without a guard or safety belt and lifeline.