ATHENS, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: SUNBELT FOREST PRODUCTS ALABAMA, LLC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of SUNBELT FOREST PRODUCTS ALABAMA, LLC in 19560 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 127, ATHENS, AL 35614 (NAICS 423310). OSHA activity number 345640635.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUNBELT FOREST PRODUCTS ALABAMA, LLC
- Site address
- 19560 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 127
- City
- ATHENS
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35614
- Mailing
- 19560 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 127, ATHENS, AL 35614
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 423310
- Employees
- 51
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- May 10, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces: (a) On or about November 15, 2021 - 19560 Alabama Highway 127, Athens, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when shipping department employees were permitted to walk across the yard where the forklift drivers could not see them.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $14502
- · C (S) $14502
- · Z (S) $14502
1910.176 A
- Issued
- May 10, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Permanent aisles or passageways were not appropriately marked: (a) On or about November 15, 2021 - 19560 Alabama Highway 127, Athens, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when shipping department travel aisles for trucks, forklifts, and pedestrians were not marked in any way.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $14502
- · Z (S) $14502
1910.178 N06
- Issued
- May 10, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6): Industrial truck drivers were not required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel: (a) On or about November 15, 2021 ? 19650 Alabama Highway 127, Athens, AL, an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when an employee driving a forklift did not look in the direction of travel.
Recent events (3)
- · R (O) $14502
- · C (S) $14502
- · Z (S) $14502
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- May 10, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,360 · Current $14,502
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 November 15, 2021 - 19560 Alabama Highway 127, Athens, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when forklifts with cracked windshields, a broken side window, a missing rearview mirror, and a compartment door that would not stay closed were not taken out of service.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $14502
- · C (S) $10360
- · Z (S) $10360
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- May 10, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 6, 2022
- 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 November 15, 2021 - 19560 Alabama Highway 127, Athens, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when all items listed on the manufacturer's Pre-Operation Checklist were not checked before industrial trucks were placed in service.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $1,450 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA From 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation: (a) On or about November 15, 2021 - 19560 AL Highway 127 N, Athens, AL, the employer did not complete columns F and I on the OSHA 300 log for a recordable workplace injury. The entry did not include the injury or illness in column F or job transfer or restriction in column L (On job transfer or restriction).
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $1450
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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 345640635.
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