HURLEY, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: SNOW COUNTRY HARDWOODS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SNOW COUNTRY HARDWOODS, INC. in 1300 ODANAH ROAD, HURLEY, WI 54534 (NAICS 321918). OSHA activity number 344777479.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SNOW COUNTRY HARDWOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 1300 ODANAH ROAD
- City
- HURLEY
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54534
- Mailing
- 1300 ODANAH ROAD, HURLEY, WI 54534
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
- 321918
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,096 · Current $5,500 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) 1300 Odanah Road; On or about May 11, 2020, the employer did not ensure the use of machine specific energy isolation procedures to control potentially hazardous energy prior to an employee performing jam clearing activities on the Medalist Challoner 900 double-ended tenoner machine.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5500
- · Z (S) $8096
1910.147 C07 III A
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures: (a) 1300 Odanah Road; On or about May 11, 2020, the employer did not ensure that authorized employee retraining was conducted prior to assigning an employee to operate the Medalist Challoner 900 double-ended tenoner machine.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $4,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: (a) 1300 Odanah Road, Medalist Challoner 900 double-ended tenoner machine; The horizontal driveshaft for the machines feed mechanism was not adequately protected by stationary casing(s) to completely enclose the shafting or by trough(s) to enclose the sides and top or sides and bottom of the shafting.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4300
- · Z (S) $6747
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) 1300 Odanah Road, Medalist Challoner 900 double-ended tenoner machine; On the south side of the outfeed end of the machine, the feed mechanisms driveshaft end projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $757 · Current $200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: (a) 1300 Odanah Road, Medalist Challoner 900 double-ended tenoner machine; The employer did not conduct periodic inspections of equipment specific energy control procedures on at least an annual basis.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $200
- · Z (O) $757
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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 344777479.
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