PINE BLUFF, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: HIGHLAND PELLETS, LLC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HIGHLAND PELLETS, LLC. in 5601 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE NORTH, PINE BLUFF, AR 71601 (NAICS 322110). OSHA activity number 343618666.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HIGHLAND PELLETS, LLC.
- Site address
- 5601 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE NORTH
- City
- PINE BLUFF
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 71601
- Mailing
- 5601 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE NORTH, PINE BLUFF, AR 71601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322110
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities such as servicing and/ or maintenance of equipment. On or about November 27, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees utilized machine specific lockout tagout procedures for the control of hazardous energy when repairing equipment such as but not limited to the belt on the Progress Disc Screen in the Chip Mill.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer's certification of periodic inspections did not identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection and/ or the person performing the inspection. On or about November 16, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not document any certification of periodic inspections that identified equipment such as but not limited to chip mills and scalping machines on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
1910.219 P06 II
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(p)(6)(ii): Inspections were not made of belts, lacings, and fasteners and such equipment was not kept in good repair: On or about November 24, 2018 and times prior, the employer did not properly inspect and repaired belts that kept breaking and coming off of pulleys/sprockets on equipment such as but not limited to the chip mill scalping disc screens.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343618666.
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