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OSHA Inspection: DINGESS LUMBER COMPANY

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DINGESS LUMBER COMPANY in 6151 BARBOUR COUNTY HIGHWAY, BELINGTON, WV 26250 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 342891561.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
6151 BARBOUR COUNTY HIGHWAY
City
BELINGTON
State
WV
ZIP
26250
Mailing
PO BOX 909, BELINGTON, WV 26250
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
22
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 1, 2018
Abate by
Jun 27, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $3,363 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a.)  Dingess Lumber Company:  On or about 01/08/18, procedures were not utilized to control the potentially hazardous energy of the chipper when employees cleared a jam; such as the 460 volt electrical and mechanical energy of the moving knives.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3363
  • — Z (S) $5174

1910.147 C06 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 1, 2018
Abate by
Jun 27, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  a.)  Dingess Lumber Company:  On or about 01/08/18, the employer did not conduct an annual review of the energy control procedures.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.265 C21 II A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 1, 2018
Abate by
Jun 27, 2018
Penalty
Initial $5,174 · Current $3,363 Reduced
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.)  Dingess Lumber Company:  On or about 01/08/18, the hog mill chipper chute opening was 32" from the cutting knives of the chipper.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3363
  • — Z (S) $5174

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