OSHA Inspection: HAMILTON TIMBER, L.L.C.

Issued

Nov 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,621 · Current $6,621

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident    a)115 Huckleberry Dr. Thomaston AL (Logging Site): On May 14, 2024, the employer failed to report a work-related death of an employee to OSHA within eight (8) hours

Issued

Nov 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction sign(s) were not used where there was a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measure(s):  a)115 Huckleberry Dr. Thomaston AL (Logging Site); on or about May 14, 2025, adequate safety instruction signs were not used to notify employees of the hazards associated with loading ramps on the lowboy trailer with the safety chains removed.

Issued

Oct 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $8,276

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a)115 Huckleberry Dr. Thomaston AL (Logging Site); on or about May 14, 2025, employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on equipment without having a lockout program, without being trained in lockout tag out, and without machine specific lockout tag out procedures.  b) Maintenance shop (Company Headquarters); on or about May 14, 2025, employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on equipment without having a lockout program, without being trained in lockout tag out, and without machine specific lockout tag out procedures.

Issued

Oct 30, 2025

Abate by

Dec 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)115 Huckleberry Dr. Thomaston AL (Logging Site); on or about May 14, 2025, employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on a Lowboy Trailer, which has multiple energy sources such as hydraulics and gravity, without those employees having a written machine specific lock out procedure to ensure that those energy sources were controlled.

Issued

Oct 30, 2025

Abate by

Dec 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a)115 Huckleberry Dr. Thomaston AL (Logging Site); on or about May 14, 2025, Employees were not trained in the control of hazardous energy prior to engaging in servicing and maintenance activities.  b) Maintenance shop (Company Headquarters); on or about May 14, 2025, Employees were not trained in the control of hazardous energy prior to engaging in servicing and maintenance activities.

Issued

Oct 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  a)  Facility: on or about May 14, 2025, The Employer did not have a written hazard communication program detailing the hazards of chemicals used in the facility

Issued

Oct 30, 2025

Abate by

Dec 1, 2025

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)  Facility: on or about May 14, 2025, The Employer did not provide training to employees on chemicals in their work area.