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OSHA Inspection: KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC in 295 HWY 45, BIRNAMWOOD, WI 54414 (NAICS 321912). OSHA activity number 341797595.

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Site address
295 HWY 45
City
BIRNAMWOOD
State
WI
ZIP
54414
Mailing
PO BOX 245, BIRNAMWOOD, WI 54414
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
321912
Employees
38
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.265 C26 IX

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 4, 2016
Abate by
Nov 29, 2016
Penalty
Initial $6,236 · Current $3,118 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.265(c)(26)(ix): Every stacker and unstacker shall be inspected at frequent intervals and all defective parts shall be immediately repaired or replaced.    Kersten Lumber Co. Inc. kiln building located at 295 Hwy 45, Birnamwood, WI: On and before 8/19/16, the stacker had not been inspected by the employer to ensure proper working condition and did not identify and correct conditions which led to a roller chain jumping sprocket teeth, which in turn caused employees to adjust the timing while the machine was running.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3118
  • — Z (S) $6236

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 4, 2016
Abate by
Nov 15, 2016
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours.    Kersten Lumber Co. Inc. located at 295 Hwy 45, Birnamwood, WI: The employer did not report an amputation event to OSHA until one week after the event.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $500
  • — Z (O) $1000

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