ALBERTVILLE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN PARALLEL FOREST PRODUCTS CORP.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTHERN PARALLEL FOREST PRODUCTS CORP. in 660 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 343890927.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOUTHERN PARALLEL FOREST PRODUCTS CORP.
- Site address
- 660 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD
- City
- ALBERTVILLE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35950
- Mailing
- 660 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD ATTN: BUDDY RUTLAND, ALBERTVILLE, AL 35950
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
- 321113
- Employees
- 104
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
13 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,115 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces were inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to trip hazards when the guardrail at the pit in the planer mill did not prevent access to the edge of the pit.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4000
- · Z (S) $5115
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when the lockout/tagout procedures for equipment such as, but not limited to, round table and unstacker elevator were not specific in how to shut down the equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5500
- · Z (S) $6819
1910.147 C04 II C
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employers were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when the order that locks or other safety devices were to be installed and removed was not specified for equipment with multiple energy sources such as, but not limited to, the unstacker elevator.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II D
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when the lockout/tagout procedures did not describe the specific procedures for determining that lockout had been effective.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when more than three years had passed since eight of the operators' performance had been evaluated.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5500
- · Z (S) $6819
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s): (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when there was no policy to take out of service powered industrial truck(s) that had a nonworking backup camera, that required the addition of hydraulic fluid/engine oil/coolant, that leaked transmission fluid/hydraulic fluid, that had a nonworking backup alarm, and/or that had a nonworking side shifter.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5500
- · Z (S) $6819
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when in-going nip points were not guarded on the conveyors associated with the green sorting table in the planer building.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5500
- · Z (S) $6819
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,796 · Current $4,882 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to caught-by hazards when employees walked past, cleaned, and worked near the unguarded shaft ends.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4882.4
- · Z (S) $5796
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,347 · Current $3,858 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, employees were exposed to fire hazards when a cylinder of oxygen and a cylinder of acetylene were stored together in the planer mill near the round table.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $3857.6
- · Z (S) $4347
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $20,459 · Current $13,260 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, Planar Building, employee(s) were exposed to amputation hazards from an unguarded belt/pulley when entering a pit to clear a jam without locking out the equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $13260
- · Z (R) $20459
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, an employee was exposed to caught-in hazards when the guard on the belt/pulley in the pit did not enclose the back side of the belt/pulley. Southern Parallel Forest Products Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1088769, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 10/26/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL 35950.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $0
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,639 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, an employee was exposed to a chain/sprocket which was less than seven feet above the platform and less than seven feet from the upper rungs of the ladder to the platform. Southern Parallel Forest Products Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1088769, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/26/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL 35950.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $0
- · Z (R) $13639
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when the operator had been involved in an accident or near-miss incident: (a) On or about March 26, 2019 - 660 Industrial Blvd., Albertville, AL, the employer did not keep a record of or provide refresher training when there had been a near-miss or accident.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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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 343890927.
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