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A. G. Watson: OSHA inspections and violations

Galax, Virginia · Logging · NAICS 113310

1inspections
7citation items
$26,444current penalties
Feb 3, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected A. G. Watson once in Virginia.

The inspection began on Feb 3, 2022 on a referral, in Galax; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,444 and still stand at $26,444.

Logging operations comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.266.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and A. G. Watson averages $26,444 (1 cited inspection).

A. G. Watson: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345764930 OPENED FEB 3, 2022Open

Referral · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Open

2646 Crossroads Rd., Galax, VA 24333 · Logging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(i) · Logging operations
 Serious$2,685$2,685Apr 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(vi) · Logging operations
 Serious$13,434$13,434Apr 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(i) · Logging operations
 Serious$2,270$2,270Apr 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(1) · Logging operations
 Serious$2,685$2,685Apr 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i) · Logging operations
 Serious$2,685$2,685Apr 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6a Serious$2,685$2,685Apr 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vii)(b) · Logging operations
 Serious$0$0Apr 29, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.266 · Logging operations

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(vii)(b)

(B) Face protection meeting the requirements of subpart I of part 1910 where there is potential for facial injury such as, but not limited to, operating a chipper. Logger-type mesh screens may be worn by employees performing chain-saw operations and yarding.

29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(i)

(2) First-aid kits. (i) The employer shall provide first-aid kits at each work site where trees are being cut (e.g., felling, bucking, limbing), at each active landing, and on each employee transport vehicle. The number of first-aid kits and the content of each kit shall reflect the degree of isolation, the number of employees, and the hazards reasonably anticipated at the work site.

29 CFR 1910.266(i)(1)

(i) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training for each employee, including supervisors, at no cost to the employee.

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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