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OSHA Inspection: OHIO VALLEY VENEER, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of OHIO VALLEY VENEER, INC. in 7140 US HWY 23, PIKETON, OH 45661 (NAICS 321113). OSHA activity number 344106372.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
7140 US HWY 23
City
PIKETON
State
OH
ZIP
45661
Mailing
16523 STATE ROUTE 124, PIKETON, OH 45661
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
125
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.265 C26 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 28, 2019
Penalty
Initial $11,934 · Current $11,934
29 CFR 1910.265(c)(26)(ii): Lumber lifting devices. Lumber lifting devices on all stackers shall be designed and arranged so as to minimize the possibility of lumber falling from such devices.    a) On 6/19/2019 an operator utilizing a lumber lifting device placed a 6-7 ft. log onto a conveyer system, the log fell into an opening in the conveyer system framing resulting in the log becoming lodged.  An employee was in the process of trying to dislodge the log, while trying to free the trapped log, an employee asked the operator to use the log lifter to try to reposition the log, as the lifter touched the log, it caused the log to shift catching an employee's right hand in between the log and the frame of the conveyer system.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $11934
  • — Z (S) $11934

1910.265 C26 IX

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 28, 2019
Penalty
Initial $11,934 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.265(c)(26)(ix): Inspection. Every stacker and unstacker shall be inspected at frequent intervals and all defective parts shall be immediately repaired or replaced.    a) On or about 6/19/2019 the employer did not conduct the frequent inspections required on each stacker to discover  defective issues.  On 6/19/2019 a 6-7 ft. log had falling through an opening in a conveyer system, the employee tried to reposition the log, asked the operator to assist by using the stacker to reposition the log, as the stacker came in contact with the log, the log shifted and caught the employee's right hand between the conveyer system and the log.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $11934

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