Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1440913.015 - Battle Lumber Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1440913.015

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 10/24/2019

Site Address:
Battle Lumber Co., Inc.
11261 S Hwy 1 Byp
Wadley, GA 30477

Mailing Address:
11261 S Hwy 1 Byp, Wadley, GA 30477

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/28/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/28/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1509850	Yes
Inspection	1441920	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,603	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,603
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$8,000	$0	$8,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100147 C04 II B	04/23/2020	05/19/2020	$8,000	$10,603	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121138.015

Event: 10/16/2019

Employee receives leg lacerations while clearing jam

At 3:45 a.m. on October 16, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured wooden containers and pallets. He was in the facility's mill area, operating a High Tech edger. A board or stick had become jammed. The employee stepped up on to the edger and then down onto the edger's conveyance system, a moving chain and sprocket. The edger was still running. He received lacerations to his right thigh. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Board, Caught In, Chain, Clearing, Edger, Inexperience, Jammed, Laceration, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Sprocket, Training, Wood Board

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440913.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury

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