SCOTTSBORO, AL —
OSHA Inspection: L & L LUMBER CO., INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of L & L LUMBER CO., INC. in 17106 N HIGHWAY 35, SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 344597885.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- L & L LUMBER CO., INC.
- Site address
- 17106 N HIGHWAY 35
- City
- SCOTTSBORO
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35768
- Mailing
- 109A WHOLESALE AVENUE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321920
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
11 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Pallet area, employees were exposed to trip hazards when air hoses, band straps, and wood debris were lying across the walking areas in and around the pallet nailing area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2428.8
- — Z (S) $4048
1910.36 B01
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1): At least two exits routes were not available to permit prompt evacuation of employees during an emergency: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Office and production areas, employees were exposed to fire hazards when there were no exits visible in the office building or in the production areas:
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2428.8
- — Z (S) $4048
1910.151 C
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,239 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Maintenance area, employees were exposed to eye injuries when there was no eye wash in the area where maintenance put water into the forklift batteries.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3238.8
- — Z (S) $5398
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Production area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employees using forklifts had not been trained/evaluated/certified to drive the forklifts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2428.8
- — Z (S) $4048
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Production area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when forklifts used on a daily basis were not inspected prior to daily use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Break area, employees were exposed to electric shock hazards when receptacle outlet boxes did not have covers. A heater was plugged into one of the receptacles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2428.8
- — Z (S) $4048
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Facility, employees were exposed to fire hazards when fire extinguisher locations were not marked and fire extinguishers were located on the floor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Production area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when materials were stored in front of electrical panels.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Production area, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, propane and battery acid.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they used: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Production area, safety data sheets were not maintained for hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, propane and battery acid.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) On or about January 21, 2020 - Production area, hazard communication training employees had not been provided for employees working with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, propane and battery acid.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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